Social Media
Róisín Murphy and the curse of reasonableness
Civility is taken as proof of hidden ill-intent
Bad influencers
The “girlfriend experience” is toxic, not empowering
Lucy Letby and the exploitation of tragedy
Must everything be absorbed by the discourse?
The self(ie)
Filters seduce, but what happens when the flattering reflection becomes a carnival mirror?
Antisocial media
Welcome to the age of the TikTok thug and the home invasion influencer
Funny guy
The charm of Lewis Capaldi
“You’re a fella, Harry”
In praise of responsible adults
The curious decline of the charismatic criminal
What happened to a classic British institution?
Tick tock for TikTok
The platform is endangering young people
Why so unserious?
Against the cult of relatability
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
Progressive realism
Can Labour’s new foreign policy doctrine work in our troubled world?
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
Can Nigel Farage do his job?
Against the grim passivity of British politics
How the Navy built Britain
Culmination of a magisterial work that entwines the story of the Royal Navy with the scientific, cultural and social history of our nation
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Accidental Orientalism
Britain has been reduced to selling a cheap simulacrum of its history
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
Will judges protect free speech for Christians?
A new case will determine whether expressing normal Christian beliefs precludes employment
A taste of history
Travel to Italy to savour the majestic “Barolo of the South”
