Language
The Silicon Valley English Dictionary
Twitter’s engineers agree that prejudice is hard-coded in our language
Dr Green’s Dictionary: Narrative
In politics, narrative is now less synonymous with events than with their exposure as a pack of lies
Linguistic confusion
Dominic Hilton has more trouble with English than Spanish in Argentina
Don’t mind your language
There is bugger-all to celebrate. So create a rich vocabulary of despondency
A doctor’s rites
Theodore Dalrymple reveals how the choice of words in medical obituaries are important
I think therefore I speak very carefully
The law, philosophy and words for male and female
Swiftism’s role in saving the V&A Museum
The unconventional Englishness of the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
This is England, nor are we out of it
Englishness isn’t an ethnicity, or even an idea. It’s more like auto-destructive art
The restless life of a very bourgois rebel
Gauguin was not an artist who lent himself to categorisation
Labour’s favourite banker
Questions can be asked about the relationship between the Labour Party and Anthony Watson
The death of conservatism?
Individually and collectively, we must choose life
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
The election is still Trump’s to lose
His performance has been weak but his advantages are many
Dress code
How did Starmer not know how it would look? (The donation, not the clothes)
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?
