George Peterken
Working with Woods
There have been too few honest explorations into the intrinsic link between woods and humans
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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
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
Leading us a not- so-merry dance
Virtually every moment of physical theatre has to include some sort of balletic lunge
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions