Postmodernism
This is England, nor are we out of it
Englishness isn’t an ethnicity, or even an idea. It’s more like auto-destructive art
Keeping your head may just save your soul
Hyperreality meets holocaust denial in the insanity of the social media age
Medical science is oppressive
Illness and wellness are mere taxonomies of power
Britain’s first postmodern election
What Galloway’s victory really tells us about Britain
A floundering academic culture
UCU’s marking boycott is a lesson in hypocrisy
A civilised discussion
If we are to defend civilisation, we had better pin down what we are talking about
The Romantic Resurrection
The death of art, AI and what comes next
Misgendering Jesus
Academic nonsense blinds us to realities of sex and faith
The authenticity illusion
We all have a little LARPer inside us
Why we need a new movement
The timid world of BritLit needs to be shaken up by a mutinous new clique of writers
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
DEI is just good manners, really
Stripped of all its jargon, allyship is nothing more than old-fashioned gallantry
Cowboy quartet
A new screen Western is always welcome
For realism, against Scottish nationalism
Progress depends on rejecting the delusions of independence
Night of the ghost fascism
If a far right protest is rumoured but no one turns up, can it be counter-protested?
Landscapes of allusion and illusion
On the architecture of recreation
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
Recreational rioting
Is your right an existential threat to the nation or just blowing off steam? It depends on which flag you’re waving
(DTB) Don’t Trust Boris
The former prime minister is up to his old tricks
