dreams
Such stuff as dreams are made on
Common dream themes cut across vast differences in the waking lives of humans
A fascinating record of a vanished world
The delight of the diaristic form is seeing through another’s perspective
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate