Plato
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
Must we cancel Plato?
Right-wing cancel culture might be marginal but it is unfortunate nonetheless
Life versus learning: a battle of the titans
In their lives we find fiercely opposed poles of a culture that has profoundly shaped our world
The death of Ideals
TikTok, goblin mode, and the end of Platonism
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
What difference does he make?
Andy Burnham is not the answer to our woes because Burnhamism is not replicable
Not mad for it
I Puritani, Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
The SNP is in a Peter Murrell muddle
The Peter Murrell case has exposed the rot at the heart of the SNP’s political culture