Simon Raven
I miss the Simon Ravens
Twinkly-eyed twentieth century mischief makers have crashed out of fashion
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
Thou shalt not pray?
The British state is ruthlessly prosecuting thoughtcrime
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
Hot desking
We, the special advisers of the Labour Party, seek justice!
Will judges protect free speech for Christians?
A new case will determine whether expressing normal Christian beliefs precludes employment
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
