Hangover Square
Revisiting Patrick Hamilton’s Hangover Square
Hamilton first delivered this to his publishers 80 years ago in March 1941. What does a re-read of it tell us about the time that produced it?
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
Jolyon’s little investigation
Questions have emerged about the founder of the Good Law Project’s approach to privacy
World Budget Day
On World Book Day, Jeremy Hunt tried and failed to dress up as Nigel Lawson
Don’t take the vapes!
Will there be no end to the government’s embrace of prohibitionism?
The roots of academic irrationality
How ideology came to dominate the intellect — and rigidity subordinated scepticism
Scary cute
CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley
Don’t just do something, stand there!
Three new books resist the modern cult of busyness
Parenthood erased
We must not forget the fact that children are begotten and not created