Rubbish
Our throwaway society
A trip to the waste disposal site provides an insight into human nature
As flies to wanton boys
Gambling with human lives is just another day in the lives of the one per cent
Should we love the British economy we have?
As another UK steel mill closes, Stephen Bush’s plea for a white collar love-in felt ill-timed
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
What are universities for?
The battle for British universities is not yet lost
For whom the road tolls
Did turnpike roads transform travel in the 18th century? Or were they a means for rent-seeking?
The death of charity?
The decline of religion and the fraying of our social fabric has made us meaner
Resistance is futile
Acceptance can be an act of protest. Not a submissive, passive surrender.
Therapy is making children ill
What would really help children’s mental health is talk about resilience
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
The greats’ Dane
The story of Burton and Gielgud’s famed Broadway production of Hamlet has been turned into a West End play
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
