The Midlands
In praise of the Midlands
The Midlands are hurried through, unappreciated on the way to somewhere else
Violence is a feature of porn, not a bug
Aggression towards women permeates the most popular pornography
Enjoy some old Baileys
Few literary activities could give quite so much pleasure as reading the work of this brilliant but overlooked novelist
The effects of Brexit are still being misreported
A new paper has received a lot of attention — all of it undeserved
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Donald Trump doesn’t know what a woman is, either
Believing that the sexes are different does not mean appreciating their humanity in full
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
