You can’t legislate away hatred
Don’t just do something, stand there
Criminalising prayer protects no one
Laws against so-called conversion therapy are threatening the freedom of belief
Banning prayer is beyond the Scottish Government’s powers
Holyrood has vastly exceeded its remit
Criminalising Christians
Activists demand the most religiously repressive law the UK has seen in centuries
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
Magic moments
A bomb dropped into the frightful world of mid-Victorian musical entertainment
Defending an outdoor smoke
There is no rational argument for prohibition
Explaining reality to Ed Miliband
You can’t ban baking and eat cake
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
Riddle of the Pylons
Intrigue, invasion and romance blossom in Lincolnshire
Digital killed the analogue man
Despite the seductions of the virtual, we can’t escape our bodies
The nurseryfication of culture
Alienation has encouraged the normalisation of childishness
How the DVSA is driving young people mad
Driving tests should be much more accessible than they are
Do our leaders understand the power grid at all?
It seems as if basic facts are being completely ignored
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
