Freedom
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
What does it mean to be free?
Women are caught between different experiences of freedom and loss
“Fauxcest” is not a free speech issue
The government should ban this dangerous and disgusting genre
Cofnas, Cambridge and academic freedom
Truly provocative ideas are still unwelcome in our universities
Most Read
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
British foreign policy must serve British interests
It is time to put aside legalistic and moralistic nonsense and focus on what is best for Britain
Standout singers
If Music (Erato), Day of These Days (Delphian) & Eisnacht (Genuin)
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)