Hygiene
How soap helped civilisation to survive
It subdued one of our most dangerous enemies: germs
There’s truth in the toilet
Britain’s sewage problem requires a Victorian solution
Scratches in the stonework of history
A new history of graffiti and rebellion is less light and bawdy than one may have expected
The “conversion therapy” ban still makes for bad law
Recent amendments have failed to answer serious concerns about its implications
And the band played on
Cash crisis in the arts — what’s new?
Killing the golden goose
International student numbers must be capped, and candidates held to the same academic standards
Tragicomedy at the UN
The limp United Nations cannot be trusted to support the victims of tyranny
Correcting Cass’s critics
Attempts to intellectually discredit the Cass Review have completely failed
The creation of canals
Entering the golden age of canals
The Met is watching you
We are passively accepting the development of a society of hyper-surveillance
There is no conservative case for Keir Starmer
Despairing at the Tories is understandable, but the opposition of your opposition is not your ally
The brighter side of German Expressionism
The expressionists breathed fresh life into familiar subjects
Leaving Kindland, entering reality
“Being kind” at the expense of truth and reason can make us nothing of the kind
