Scotland
St George didn’t die for this
English nationalism is a paper dragon
The romance of nationalism
National Conservatives are reclaiming nationalism — but which nationalism?
Teaching by the critical race book
Holyrood is seeking to embed social justice theory in schools
Scotland’s shame
Stonewall’s grip on Holyrood has been strengthened — to the detriment of women
Fair Play for Women loses census appeal
It suits the trans lobby to have no accurate sex-based data
The war against juries
Expect bolder incursions into the presumption of innocence in the UK
The EHRC delivers
Women’s rights campaigners have been vindicated… for now
Diversity north of Dundee
A Highlands culture war
Expensive booze pushes Scots towards drugs
Sturgeon’s alcohol policy is her latest failure
The dram team
Glenturret is a single malt of rare quality and maturity and with the hue of polished mahogany
“Trad” theatre can still feel fresh
West End strikes a balance between keeping their spine and nostalgic appeal, whilst avoiding creakiness
The Venice Art Biennale
The overall tone is rather bloodless, smug and muted where one might hope for exhilaration
Collapse of the cordon sanitaire
The success of nationalists is shaking European politics
How soap helped civilisation to survive
It subdued one of our most dangerous enemies: germs
Doing something can be worse than doing nothing
The Gaza pier and the failings of a “do something” foreign policy
Is Beer the solution to all of life’s problems?
The Unaccountability Machine: Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions — And How The World Lost its Mind. By Dan Davies
The Gradel Quadrangles at New College, Oxford
Postmodernity perches precariously in the porter’s lodge
The sincere insincerity of centrism
Politicians cannot but seem like they’re lying even when they genuinely aren’t lying
Walk tall in these shoes
If you buy the best kit, it will last much longer
School’s out forever
British universities are in an unsustainable state of overexpansion, and taxpayers can’t be expected to keep footing the bill
