Language
We apologise for the inconvenience to your journey
Against the neutralisation of harm
It’s not happening, and that’s why it’s good
The case for not Having A Normal One
In defence of traditional swearing
And against the cult of “cockwomble”
Language, truth and logic
Talking to Stella Creasy is never easy
Danger: semantic engineers at work
The institutionalisation of gender-neutral language is designed to change how we think, feel and act
Slang vs Woke: the final judgment
Everyone wants what should be. But there is no “should be”. There is only what is.
Netspeak
How we can — and must — win the war on language
Howdy, partner
On the least erotic noun in the English language
Stop calling everything porn
Diluting the meaning of a word disguises the harm of the real thing
Acronyms
Acronyms are one of the means by which bureaucracies hide or obfuscate what they do
How Roman women were victimised twice
The victims of abuse could also be degraded by historians
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke
A distinct lack of charity when evaluating the motivations and goals of others
How Putin uses history as a weapon
Russia’s new Tsar has rewritten the national story
Clickbait criticism
A depressing, inarticulate complaint of a generation too paralysed even to make art
Pandæmonium
Better to reign in hell than serve in government
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Food for thoughtlessness
The march of the public health puritans continues
In the city
From the suburbs to the estates
The Church of England has to rebuild trust
The next Archbishop must love this church back into health
Burgundy on a budget
In search of the wine lover’s holy grail
Procedural Man
The Process is good, the Process is correct, no matter what, trust the Process
