Venezuela
Descent into hell
In Venezuela, socialism’s gruesome legacy is no academic question
Hope and fear for Belarus
The protests in Belarus, like in Venezuela, may end up as a missed opportunity
You can’t judge a book by its cover
All novels should be like this: stripped of the necessary but boring connective tissue
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
Have the police criminalised being “openly Jewish”?
It is unacceptable for the police to blame the victims of potential bigotry
Good cops and bad spies
Intelligence services as portrayed on-screen are pretty ghastly places to work
Sweet magic in Hokkaido
Sushi for breakfast, crisps for dessert and delicious chocolate
Brexit and the dubious doppelgangers
Doppelganger models are an unreliable guide to how Britain would have looked had Brexit never happened
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
Britain should stand up to Mauritius
The British Government must make it clear that it will not allow a foreign country to threaten British citizens
Smartphones are not the source of all social ills
Phones and social media are easy scapegoats for our all too human follies
Scullionbait 2: This Time It’s Intersectional
Academics are attacked and AI goes intersectional
