Government
Should the government launch a culture war?
Jeremy Black says that the question is not whether the Conservatives should initiate a culture war but how far and how best to conduct a defence
Lockdowns don’t work
Laura Dodsworth follows and photographs the guerrilla anti-lockdown campaign projected across London landmarks
More freedom, less information
The Freedom of Information Act was supposed to guarantee honesty and transparency in government, but has ensured that controversial decisions will be forever shrouded in secrecy
Complete melts
Priti vs the ice cream hippies (aka Unilever PLC)
Healthcare Needs an Ombudsman
Public healthcare needs public accountability
Will the summer recess really be a break?
Graham Stewart and David Scullion discuss what we can expect in the coming weeks
Boris’s war on obesity will fail
The government’s new anti-obesity crusade will not tackle obesity, only obesity statistics
Passport to Pestilence
Why can’t the government highlight changes to their guidance documents?
Why are most Scots now in favour of independence?
Opinion polls show a majority of Scots saying they would vote ‘yes’ for Scottish independence in a second referendum: Graham Stewart discusses with Kevin Hague
Can the arts world learn to love the Tories?
As the Government injects 1.57bn into arts and culture, Alexander Larman considers the reactions from those in the industry
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Killing time
Parliament is making the world a better place, one death at a time
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
(DTB) Don’t Trust Boris
The former prime minister is up to his old tricks
Humble pie?
Ric Holden is painfully aware that he is only just Holden on to his seat
The dam of Spanish eco-politics creaks
Will no death toll make elites reconsider green overreach?
Getting the measure of the Russian bear
A defensive concern under the right conditions can morph into a warrant for brutal expansionism
“Nice” people need to read this book
How women have been hounded throughout the gender wars
Was Houellebecq right?
Reassessing the French novelist vilified for forecasting the Islamicisation of France
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
