NASA
Rockets for Christmas
On model planes and lethal missiles
The calamitous course of history
Reading Doom might not save us, but it leaves us with a better appreciation of the complex politics of catastrophe
Sheikh up the Telegraph
We are fortunate that the UAE still wishes to invest in so unstable a country
Where has all the money gone?
Even Booker Prize-winning novelists struggle to make a living from writing
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
How widespread is NHS qualifications fraud?
A viral Twitter post raises uncomfortable questions about the level of training in British institutions
Therapy is making children ill
What would really help children’s mental health is talk about resilience
Those WhatsApp groups in full
Thirteen reasons to ban politicians from smartphones
Why we should resist this “conversion therapy” ban
It would enshrine dubious claims as unarguable facts, and it endangers freedom and young people
Do hurt people hurt people?
This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted
Open season
I’m trying to stick to wild game, venison and native beef— and monogamy too
The curious case of the “Gaylor” affair
Whatever the framing, the sexuality is the story
