Nature
Beheading a pigeon
For all its quirks, bushcraft offered valuable insights into modernity and tradition
Another country
We all need to reconnect with the natural world
Queering nature won’t save it
We should stop projecting our fashionable concepts onto the natural world
The empty gap
The meaning of the felling of the Sycamore Gap
Pastoral pleasures
Delighting and relaxing away from the city
Hunting ghost ponds
The loss of a rich wildfowl habitat
Nature beyond resources
We ought to appreciate the natural world for what it is, not just what it does
The wisdom of gamekeepers (w/ Patrick Galbraith)
Deer, eels and Philip Larkin’s lawnmower
Is nature non-binary?
Enby birds and promiscuous plants are all part of a long history of dragging humans down to the level of beasts
Natural goodness
Rewilding projects will never grow enough to feed the nation. A new model of nature-friendly farming is a better solution
A new low in anti-vape scaremongering
There is no great risk of oral cancer among vapers
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
Immigration enthusiasts and problematic polling
New analysis made British voters look far more pro-migration than they are
Religious freedom is back on the agenda
The International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill, currently before parliament, is an important step for securing Britain’s role in promoting religious liberty
All roads lead to WPATH
How the strange, dark history of the gender movement built our strange, dark modern world
Bumps in the road
British roads, like Britain itself, need a lot of maintenance work
Giving noticing a bad name
Observing factual differences is not the same as leaping to conclusions
The Scottish Government are being bad eggs
State institutions should not be encouraging a potentially painful and dangerous procedure
Try Christianity
Reflecting on the cross, we find a truth that is often too easy to forget
