Maya Forstater
A victory for free speech and sex-based rights
Maya Forstater’s win at the Employment Appeals Tribunal is a victory for humanity
Is a victory for freedom of speech in sight?
On the second day of Maya Forstater’s appeal, Josephine Bartosch says victory would result in heterodox thinkers breathing a sigh of relief
What is the case against Maya Forstater?
An employment judge may not believe sex is immutable — but will the appeal tribunal agree?
Sex is real – and it matters
On the first day of Maya Forstater’s appeal, Sarah Phillimore says it is wrong that women continue to risk being sacked for their opinions
Clap for the modern gods
Once people prayed for rain or for sun. Now, we pray for our NHS
Jane Austen and BLM: an historical interrogation
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a long-dead author who is beloved by millions will, eventually, find themselves dragged into controversy
Shirley Williams – her legacy for education
Shirley Williams secured a selective school for her own daughter – but did not understand why other parents might want that choice
Faith in the voters
Boris’s secret is not treating the electorate like depressing raw material
Letter from Washington: Biden ends America’s longest war
Oliver Wiseman on the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan this week
Make a bonfire of Dr Seuss
Titania McGrath on how book burning is the only way to defeat fascism
We’re all in the pink
Christopher Pincher celebrates the return of warm summer nights with a taste of Provence — and the finest rosé in the world
Arthur Bryant’s floating doters
W. Sydney Robinson, the historian’s latest biographer, discovered that his subject was without scruple in matters of the heart
Odes to joy
Robert Thicknesse on Rossini’s extraordinary de-cluttering of the musical atmosphere
A kind of loving
Lincoln Allison is moved by a cache of his father’s wartime love letters and what they reveal about conflict, his parents’ relationship — and a huge generational chasm