Innovation
The Tories have a nostalgia problem
Modern leaders must focus on modern problems
Big questions, muddled answers
Human Frontiers is an entertaining, zippy read but it feels one layer down from its ostensible subject: big ideas
The time is ripe for innovation
Natascha Engel reviews How Innovation Works, by Matt Ridley
The reality of assisted dying, an open letter
A plea to MPs to vote against this dangerous law
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Neither beautiful, nor true
The new Fourth Plinth commission creates moral and artistic confusion
What is behind the ECHR debate?
We should stop pretending that moral disagreements can be reduced to technical debates
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
The costs of assisted suicide
The trade-offs are real and extremely serious
The danger of naive humanitarianism
The rejection of force is complacent and unsustainable
Who Should Be The Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
With the shock resignation of Justin Welby, who will the Great British Public select to lead the Church of England?
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)