Robert Hayward
Is British democracy poised to become a more equal fight?
Will equal sized constituencies redraw the electoral battle map?
Of course women support women
Men are angry about where women’s money is going? What’s new?
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
The Irish should reject the new hate speech bill
It threatens free speech while offering dubious benefits for society
It’s time to transition babies
Even in the womb, many foetuses can sense their own trans identity
Grimdull
The fantasy genre is afflicted by a dull and tedious obsession with adolescent cynicism, prurient scenes and one dimensional anti-heroes
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
Immigration enthusiasts and problematic polling
New analysis made British voters look far more pro-migration than they are
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
In praise of the viola
Cantabile: Anthems for viola (Delphian)
Don’t just do something, stand there!
Three new books resist the modern cult of busyness
What are our cathedrals for?
Changes to the management of cathedrals have obscured the very point of their existence