Nuclear War
Too dangerous to live with
There’s no realist case for the lurking risk of nuclear armageddon
Why nuclear abolition should fail
The harsh reality is that the nuclear revolution is irreversible and makes major wars significantly less likely
Apoca-Liz Now
How I learned to stop worrying and love the gaffs
Two Cheers for Nuclear Proliferation
An obsession with the dangers of proliferation overlooks its positive effects
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
Stop underestimating British tech
We should not surrender to the idea that American companies can do everything better
The end of encrypted Europe
Europe’s latest Chat Control may see child protection become a pretext for wider surveillance.
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
After the abdication
Springwood is a skillful and intelligent examination of presidential-monarchical relations
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit