Language
A correctional facility
Who, exactly, is being corrected by an execution?
The gift and curse of language
It separates us from the animals – and the angels
World Class
On a phrase used by people with brains of tinsel
Redrawing boundaries
The constituency boundary review is in, and it makes for very long reading
The talk of the track
Nick Cohen compiles a phrase book for neophyte runners
Post-colonial bad jokes
The whole history of the West is — to confound the simplicities of the woke — one gigantic act of “cultural appropriation”
Fair dinkum dictionary
Jonathon Green wonders if, despite this being a fascinating book, the author has set herself up for defeat
A rascal – but leave it at that
We need to mind our language when describing those with whom we disagree
Freedom and solitude
Loneliness is not just a side-effect of Coronavirus: it’s been here for a while
Dr Green’s Dictionary: Diversity
Diversity is our strength? Or has history shown us otherwise?
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
Rising above the mob
Questioning is kryptonite to the genderist cause
October letters
Misquoting Shakespeare and a rounded sense of humour
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
How Roman women were victimised twice
The victims of abuse could also be degraded by historians
Two-tier immigration?
Britain has its border priorities out of whack
What do Labour think a conversion therapy is?
There has to be a middle ground between complete denial and complete affirmation
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
Exilic yearnings
Miklos Rozsa: violin concerto (LSO Live)
