Richard Drayton
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
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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
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Institutional feminism against women
The likes of Julia Gillard and Jess Phillips have enabled misogyny
Marketing masters
Catching the eye of a buyer in the social media era
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
The imprudence of Dame Prue
Dame Prue Leith is spreading errors about assisted suicide
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate