Unconscious Bias
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
Knife-edge of the Western world
Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier
Eerie decadence
“Blink Twice” accelerates from black comedy to dark drama
The spectre of dissent
Authoritarian impulses have taken root in the British state, as Keir Starmer continues to crack down on speech online
Lebanonisation in the UK
Sectarianism, crackdowns and ethnic tension are becoming the new normal in the UK
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
The death of modern Britishness?
Attempts to construct a dehistoricised national identity have failed
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake