Robert Conquest
Satire needs to find new targets
There are still plenty of institutions worth mocking
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
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
The ends of Pan-Africanism
An exhibition devoted to Pan-Africanism avoids important political and aesthetic questions
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains
The ankle tag and the ballot box
The courts convicted Marine Le Pen, but left her political fate to French voters
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics