Trans Activism
The hidden cost of pronoun politeness
Using untruthful pronouns is not the same as complimenting a bad haircut
The BBC should remember what it’s for
A public broadcaster should exist for truthful journalism, not fashionable pieties
Do not sanction the truth
Stating biological facts should not be cause for heavy-handed complaints proceedings
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
Of course women support women
Men are angry about where women’s money is going? What’s new?
The BBC feeds us bad science
We can’t even trust the Beeb to tell us about the basic facts of motherhood
What’s with all the fuss over Simon Fanshawe?
The writer and activist’s nomination as Rector of Edinburgh University has been oddly controversial
Why we should resist this “conversion therapy” ban
It would enshrine dubious claims as unarguable facts, and it endangers freedom and young people
SEEN should be heard
A new group aims to remind the police to act without fear or favour
Let women champion women
Munroe Bergdorf is not a suitable ambassador for women
Unionism has to wise up
In Northern Ireland, inaction is decline
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
Is Britain closed for business?
Stacks of extra administration will make it even harder for businesses to turn a profit
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
March of the guys
How did one honorific colonise our language?
You can’t legislate away hatred
Don’t just do something, stand there
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
Hi-energy nutrients
Schoenfield, Vivier, Bartok &c (Accentus Music)
Hoop dreams
Football turned out to be a poor way of shirking parental duties
