Natural History Museum
A miserable specimen
The Natural History Museum seems to have lost faith in the ability of children to understand new concepts and facts
Why we should resist this “conversion therapy” ban
It would enshrine dubious claims as unarguable facts, and it endangers freedom and young people
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
Taking on the right-on with cold, hard facts
A practical manual for anyone who has no choice but to sit on committees with idealistic intellectuals
In praise of borrowed ideas
AI will not be the death of creativity, and could even enhance it
Stopping the devolution ratchet
More devolution will not solve the worst consequences of devolution
Deer prudence
It’s time for a change of attitude to wild British venison
What is academia without scholarship?
Research is an essential feature of academic life
The deep wisdom of rootedness
Society has lost touch with the people and places who helped to shape it in the first place
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
Allocating blame in the name of climate change
Dwelling on the question of historical responsibility for climate change helps no one
Brussels, capital city of Surrealism
In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places