Spriss
Why I’ve embraced Ethiopian spriss culture
A culture of mixing and fusing can serve us well in lockdown and the life beyond
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
An ode to the examination
The end of in-person examinations would be the end of rational assessment
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise
Regulations without services
How the state is prohibiting without providing
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?
How to travel in Europe
For the best in Europe, learn how to travel like a rich native
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough