Illness
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
Pseudoscience exacerbates the burden of disease
Victims of ME deserve better than dopey Dragons and ear seeds
Vapegoating e-cigarettes
Why do we believe the worst about e-cigarettes?
Save it, Slavitt
We all need the facts about monkeypox
The fear of the fever: how we are now living the authentic Victorian experience
Covid-19 is bringing us closer to the Victorians more than any recreation of an 1830s London townhouse ever could
Fair pay is a fiction
Public sector workers are chasing a fantasy
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
The death of conservatism?
Individually and collectively, we must choose life
The far enemy
The motivations for the 9/11 attacks are still misunderstood and moralised
Why was I the only reporter?
On the sentencing of the Rotherham grooming gang
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
Gambling gifts
New reports on Labour and political donations miss the point
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
Resist Labour’s managerial revolution
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are grimly committed to expanding the state and entrenching bureaucracy
