Northern England
More than whippets and flat caps
Brian Groom’s Northerners weaves together a rich seam of rebels and innovators
Spanish prize
Jonathan Ruffer’s daring philanthropic experiment hopes to bring a different kind of regeneration to the north-east
Where is the West Country accent?
Once the BBC has finished buttering up the North, how about promoting the West? asks Roland White
On conservative despair
It is hard to escape the sense of tremendous national loss
Where is so much gender confusion coming from?
The scope of inquiry into gender and young people should be expanded to schools
Profile: Noam Chomsky
The American linguistics professor who is forever at odds with his country
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
The passage from India
The failings of Bazball, like the failings of Britain, are becoming more apparent
The morality of altruism
People have a limitless capacity to convince themselves that what’s right coincides with what’s best for them
Killing with kindness
“Be kind” culture has abandoned adolescent girls
Synaesthesia
Robert Thicknesse, Lucy Lethbridge, and Yehuda Shapiro return for a mind bending and spirit expanding episode of Critical Mash
Off with the fairies
Unsurprisingly, the most brilliant of all English music-theatre pieces are mostly overlooked
A new low in anti-vape scaremongering
There is no great risk of oral cancer among vapers
Don’t ban anti-Israel marches
Principled and pragmatic arguments for prohibition are weak
