Women in Sports
Simone’s bile
Simone Biles appears to have misread public opinion over trans people in sports
Cerys Vaughan shows what real gender non-conformity is
There is nothing revolutionary in women abandoning women’s rights
Sports inequity
Modern academia wants us to believe six impossible things before breakfast
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead
Greene around the gills
A truly ghastly gastropub
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer