Responsible Opposition
Starmer for the Prosecution
At his first PMQs, Labour’s new leader offered a masterclass in constructive opposition
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
Silence speaks volumes
Lee Anderson speaks out — or, at least, gets someone else to do it for him
War destroys everything
Alex Garland’s Civil War is filled with terror and horror
Face to face with history
Holbein at the Tudor Court brings the English Renaissance court back to vivid life
The case for Christian converts
Don’t let allegedly bogus conversions cause you to forget that real ones exist
Get rid of Rishi
Sunak hanging on can only make things worse for the Conservatives and worse for Britain
Against stakeholderism
How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making
Cognition porn and discursive dehumanisation
Cultural and political discourse can follow the reductive yet seductive logic of pornography
Do not sanction the truth
Stating biological facts should not be cause for heavy-handed complaints proceedings
War on Nazis in Oz and in the air
LeBor reviews Our Dad the Nazi Killer and Masters of the Air