Mary Wollstonecraft
Feminism’s search for the perfect woman
On two biographies of Mary Wollstonecraft
Feminism has always been gender critical
Historical feminists knew better than anyone that biological sex is real
Maggi Hambling’s sculpture is simply bad art
Perhaps if it were a simply better artwork, then Hambling’s statue would have been more warmly received
“A metal barbie on the crest of an £143,000 turd”
Mary Wollstonecraft’s statue is a failed attempt to depict an “everywoman”
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Green eggs and flam
A fine way to make herbes omelette
Greene around the gills
A truly ghastly gastropub
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
A bore and a balm
Inferno: Behzod Abdurimov (Alpha Classics)
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?