Science Fiction
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Diana Lampwick: Dutiful daughter
A pinch of Tolkien diffused in a pool muddied by the feet of Michael Moorcock
Sci-fi satire Mickey 17 misses the mark
There is a good short film here, inside a long bad one
Iain Banks: a double life
His disturbing debut, The Wasp Factory, is being reissued this year
Dune and progressive media illiteracy
Leftist moralism obscures thematic depth in its frantic rush to judge
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
Britons on the moon
Remembering a lost dream
Unearthly study of life and death
Yukio Mishima concealed his poignant political commentary in a run-of-the-mill science fiction novel
Gordon’s (Still) Alive: Flash Gordon at 40
Remembering the cult-classic science-fiction romp
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
A crippling consensus
Labour, the Greens and the Lib Dems are singing from the same destructive hymn sheet
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
No, the King has not converted
A bizarre conspiracy theory
that Charles III is a Muslim is
easily shown to be false
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
The Arctic circle: a game of ice and fire
The Arctic is fast becoming a hotspot for great power competition
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light