Steven Bartlett
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
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
Metamorphoses at the Rijksmuseum
Metamorphoses at the
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands