Indpendence
Democracy’s accountability problem
The unaccountable “independent” state is our future – whether we like it or not
Glory Dave
The former prime minister takes us on a walk down memory lane
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
The reality of tobacco control
To have a law does not mean that it will be respected
Must we keep failing universities alive?
History is full of institutions which could not justify their own existence
Renewing academia
The Centre for Heterodox Social Science represents a positive alternative to a field increasingly dominated by progressive ideology
Why did Irish women vote No?
Tired of seeing women and mothers erased in law and policy, Ireland’s women sent a resounding message
Scary cute
CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
Satire, sci-fi and a sting in the tale
It’s time for our annual guide to the best new fiction of the year