Lying
Disturbed by blurbs
On the ethics of literary marketing
On Lying
The line between dishonesty and stupidity can be difficult to spot
Blue-collar brilliance
1970s Pittsburgh wasn’t just a steel town: it was the steel town
Blogosphere bubble
Reviving a simple English classic: bubble and squeak
Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Soporific Starmer
The Prime Minister appears to be making a virtue of his own dullness
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
March of the guys
How did one honorific colonise our language?
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
