Robinson Crusoe
The first futurist
There is more to Daniel Defoe than Moll Flanders and Robinson Crusoe
Crossroads of history
Cyprus is an island of contradictions, and the more we learn about it, the more paradoxical it becomes
Being economical with the truth
The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life). By George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison
Letters August-September
To paraphrase the Jeremy Corbyn defence, were the Tory Right present but not involved?
Labour is betraying women
From benefits to crime, Keir is letting women down
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
Waugh at war
Self-sacrifice, tradition and service seem to have been cast aside by today’s society
Less smoking, more cancer?
Yet more nonsense from the public health lobby
Welcome to butter mountain
Labour’s extraordinary predicted majority might disappear almost as quickly as it arrives
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
How can we talk about male violence now?
Our discourse should be a lot more honest and a lot more serious