Media
Do not sanction the truth
Stating biological facts should not be cause for heavy-handed complaints proceedings
Scarlet Blake is a man
Indulging the fantasies of violent criminals is endangering women
The age of the news influencer
TikTok reveals a broader existential crisis facing the media and our consumption of the news
The best of The Rest Is …
Sequel podcasts are emerging with the inevitability of sprouts from an old potato
Britain needs eccentric thought
Lewis Goodall is wrong about the “radicalisation” of the Tory right
Don’t forget Nicola Sturgeon’s nodding dogs
The SNP have been enabled by uncritical British media
The disingenuous anti-vax blame game
People have short memories about the MMR scare
Where is the media scrutiny of surrogacy?
The Pope is concerned but journalists seem indifferent
The meaning of the battle for Polish Television
The “liberal” suspension of the rule of law should concern us all
The sad reign of Ian Hislop
Appointed for his youth, he has become symbolic of cultural gerontocracy
Allyship on easy mode
The inclusive message of Will & Harper obscures the harder questions of the “gender wars”
Bluesky thinking?
The honeymoon phase of the X alternative could be short-lived
Neither beautiful, nor true
The new Fourth Plinth commission creates moral and artistic confusion
When geek culture was good
A celebration of Spaced
We have to rebalance civil society
To influence power, we must organise
A race to the bottom
Women should not give legitimacy to an appalling platform
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
The death of conservatism?
Individually and collectively, we must choose life
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
Trump: Post-Modernist?
The former — and future? — president has an awkward but interesting relationship with the truth
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
