VAR
How to destroy football
“Blue cards” will only add to the confusion and subjective rulings we’re now seeing
Are the grown ups really back in charge?
Centrist commentators are wallowing in limp clichés instead of asking serious questions about policy
Toxic relationship
For a long time, it has seemed that you’re nobody until somebody’s tried to get you cancelled
Cancellation of a Brazilian artist
Dissenting opinions on transgenderism can inspire attempts to erase careers
The sincere insincerity of centrism
Politicians cannot but seem like they’re lying even when they genuinely aren’t lying
Diversion, disruption and distinction
Being memorable and sticky guarantees a novel a long and healthy life
Being economical with the truth
The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life). By George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison
The problem with politeness
The British aversion to seeming rude exposes us to ideological scolds
The illusion of normality in Nikopol
Determination and death on the front lines of Ukraine
Foxy old Labour
Going after private schools would be an act of pointless institutional vandalism
Children of the apocalypse
When you tell young people that the end of the world is coming, what do you expect them to do?
Are we losing control of our collections?
We need trustees who actually believe in our museums