Murder
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Two-tier justice in Northern Ireland
Why do only some killings deserve investigation?
No room for reform?
We should hope that even the worst people can change
Southport and the inescapability of politics
There is nothing essentially wrong with talking about immigration
Murders for June
Murders haunt the longest days as well as the shortest
What the BBC does not say about femicide in London
Racial disparities are evident among perpetrators as well as victims
Giving noticing a bad name
Observing factual differences is not the same as leaping to conclusions
Hatred and mental illness are not mutually exclusive
Violent men being mentally ill need not make broader societal phenomena irrelevant
Murders for April
April is the cruellest month, breeding detective fiction out of the dry land
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
No interest in national interests
The government is not putting Britain first
Labour is betraying women
From benefits to crime, Keir is letting women down
March of the guys
How did one honorific colonise our language?
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
We need a market-led course to net zero
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
The new equality bar
Is the Bar Standards Council really fit to enforce a proposed raft of new equality rules?
Smacking harms children
Smacking didn’t harm you? Maybe this debate isn’t for you
Towards a hospitable environmentalism
Green ideas must transcend misanthropy and austerity
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
