Government Autonomy
Can the power of information be controlled?
The internet democratised speech but with the new Online Safety Bill, politicians and the media are trying to put the genie back in the bottle
Democracy’s accountability problem
The unaccountable “independent” state is our future – whether we like it or not
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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The wonders of Whistler
A new exhibition offers calm stillness — mostly
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
Running down the clock
Does Keir Starmer have any plans for his final weeks in Downing Street?
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules