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Blurred thin blue lines (w/ Lisa Townsend)
How ideology can interfere with policing
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
Against the censorious right
Miriam Cates is wrong about free speech and anonymity
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines