Harvesting
Earthly pleasures
The thrill of digging up — and eating — the first new potatoes of the year
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
Ireland has become an exporter of gender ideology
An architect of Irish trans policy has been elected Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe
Grimdull
The fantasy genre is afflicted by a dull and tedious obsession with adolescent cynicism, prurient scenes and one dimensional anti-heroes
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
The public health fanatics have a new enemy in their sights
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable
Mad for this fresh take on King Lear
Farber’s casting and concept feels assured
Young people are not as pro-immigration as you think
The idea that young people are uniformly “woke” is a silly myth
Religious freedom is back on the agenda
The International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill, currently before parliament, is an important step for securing Britain’s role in promoting religious liberty
The original error of educationalists
Universities are not teaching students to be able to think for themselves
Sinking giggling into the sea
The Conservatives were very amused with Rishi Sunak’s latest joke, even if no one else was