Laurie Penny
A Room with a Feud
What happened to robust — and, yes, rude — literary criticism?
A heartbreaking work of staggering narcissism
Grace Lavery reveals the delusions of transgender ideology
When bad reviews attack
Book reviews are not the preserve of the literary dilettantes — they have real power
The Penny drops
The feminist fix: The only way to avoid humiliation is to admit when you’ve got it wrong
Penny’s pointless battle
Fighting about pronouns gets in the way of real feminism
Penny for your thoughts
Laurie Penny writes a book about how to deliver change while actual feminists are getting their hands dirty
Clerical error
Clergy should be in the business of saving souls, not stamping passports
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
Judith Butler has a projection problem
It is she, not gender-critical feminists, who seems to be afraid
Parliamentary sovereignty (extreme edition)
Rwanda is safe. How do we know? Because we said so.
NatCon lives on
The conference has gone ahead in Brussels despite protests and police action
Childhood reclaimed
Mobile phones have been constraining our kids’ imaginations — but it does not have to be this way
Death throes of a dictatorship?
Amid war and discontent, military rule in Myanmar is faltering
The Irish should reject the new hate speech bill
It threatens free speech while offering dubious benefits for society
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
In defence of British theological education
Critics should be more optimistic about the new generation of ordinands
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
