Etymology
The etymology and delight of asparagus
If asparagus is white and thick, it is too good to use as a garnish
Fair dinkum dictionary
Jonathon Green wonders if, despite this being a fascinating book, the author has set herself up for defeat
Dr Green’s Dictionary: Diversity
Diversity is our strength? Or has history shown us otherwise?
Dr Green’s Dictionary: Narrative
In politics, narrative is now less synonymous with events than with their exposure as a pack of lies
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
A high-speed tour of European History
Europe: A New
History by Roderick Beaton
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
A new course for Cuba
The United States should give up its futile and arrogant dreams of regime change
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
The truth about the “Quiet Revival”
Churches have been growing in Britain — just not all of them
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?