James Felton
The Cockwombible
James Felton’s new book is lazy and bad
Seeing through Judith Butler
Very little substance lurks within the obscure prose
Were lockdowns ethical?
Questionable benefits were emphasised above obvious and dramatic harms
The final lap
Senna dives into the high-speed Tamburello corner and never comes out of it
The Conservatives can still reform our cultural institutions
The Tories should cut the Blob down to size before Keir Starmer comes to power
Kilkenny’s golden age
A fascinating exploration of Irish history could have been better and more comprehensively illustrated
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
Why we should resist this “conversion therapy” ban
It would enshrine dubious claims as unarguable facts, and it endangers freedom and young people
Liz Truss was right but naive
She grasped the scale of Britain’s plight but misunderstood the nature of power
Why tech execs don’t give their kids phones
Gen Z’s brains have been “rewired” by the online world —can they be restored to factory settings?
London’s lamps live on
Thanks to the dedication of the Gasketeers, a beautiful tradition has been saved
Reclaiming free speech in academia
Proposed Office for Students guidelines make for an imperfect but promising start
