The Signals we Don’t Send
April 29, 2026
I haven’t seen all that many dawns, and many of those I have seen can be blamed on my father. One of those people who
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The Hounding of Melanie Gill
April 28, 2026
‘UK mother separated from children for years has “draconian” order overturned’ ran a Guardian headline in February over a story about how ‘flawed evidence’ presented
For the Health of the Country, the BBC Must Be Defunded
April 27, 2026
The TV license burdens hard-pressed households – struggling to meet inflated energy, food and council tax bills – with a compulsory charge of £180 –
How We Use Our Enemies
April 25, 2026
Exhibit A: The government declines to send a Minister to appear on a politics show. “They’re frightened of us because we hold them to account,” the
Shoplifters, Starmer and the Cult of Process
April 24, 2026
There are moments when a country reveals itself with a kind of accidental clarity, not in the great ceremonial language of politics, nor in the
Two Weeks in St Lucia
April 22, 2026
I have just been on a luxurious two-week college residential in St Lucia. This was part of the Turing Scheme, the government’s global programme that provides
The Value of Negative Success
April 21, 2026
Hollywood sexism is more nuanced than we sometimes allow. It is not that there are no roles for older women – the movies need just
How We Miscount Time
April 20, 2026
“What a week, huh?” “ Captain, it’s only Wednesday.” If you’re as terminally online as I am, you’ll recognise the Tintin and Captain Haddock meme, deployed
Not Guilty Verdict Ignored in Feminist-Led Court of Public Opinion
April 17, 2026
Five years ago, another #MeToo attack bit the dust when one of Australia’s best-known entertainers, Craig McLachlan, was found not guilty of 13 charges of