02/18/2021 - 11:28am

Why we don’t tolerate Covid deaths among the over 70s New research shows that there’s much more life to live even at that age

If even David Icke fans aren’t anti-vaxxers… A report on high levels of vaccine hesitancy inadvertently shows the opposite

Wednesday, February 17

Remember that you are dust: why Ash Wednesday still resonates As the visible world recedes, and the invisible one seems to move a little closer

Joe Biden’s easy ride with reporters Trump or no Trump, America's press looks in bad shape

Is this the solution to Britain’s housing crisis? Give residents a vote on beautiful new streets

Free speech on campus — what’s not to like? It's not clear what critics of the Government's new white paper object to

Tuesday, February 16

Government scientist speaks out: we want the old normal back Freddie Sayers spoke to SPI-M member Dr Michael Tildesley about learning to live with the virus

Cymrophobia thrives at the heart of the British establishment Think Wales would never seek independence? Don't be so sure

Theo Davies-Lewis

America’s radical young rich are out of control This generation is lacking the restraints of past elites

Monday, February 15

An English Parliament means one thing: an English Yeltsin Nick Timothy's Scotland solution ignores the role of devosceptics

Why Labour can’t unite the tribes of Britain The contemporary Left is too invested in prosecuting a culture war

Slate Star Codex vs NYT is a battle within the same faith The blog controversy is over different versions of the same promised land

Mary Harrington

Friday, February 12

China didn’t Westernise; the West became more Chinese Covid has accelerated the competition between great powers

Are we seeing a vaccine effect already? We can look to Israel for clues

Why Keir Starmer should be worried about the Greens A halfway competent protest party on the Left could cause him problems

Thursday, February 11

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Covid has changed the immigration debate The political activist and feminist discusses her new book, Prey

The dark fantasy of a new Vichy France There is an undercurrent of Anglo-titillation with a Le Pen victory

Facebook censors award-winning journalist for criticising the WHO An article was labelled misinformation for asking questions about China

European populism isn’t going anywhere Despite the narrative of decline, certain parties are gathering power

Wednesday, February 10

Sorry Boris, school’s out for summer We are all exhausted, staff and students alike

Will Covid-19 turn us into a nation of ethicists? The pandemic has exposed what values we hold sacred

Elizabeth Oldfield

Lockdown scepticism is not Euroscepticism repackaged New research presents an entirely different picture

Should the Green Party’s poll progress worry Labour? Ipsos polling places them three times higher than their vote share in 2019

Tuesday, February 9

How high will Bitcoin be allowed to go? At some point, governments will intervene

Why is gender studies promoting anti-women literature? A new paper argues that ‘privileged white women’ ‘weaponise’ their trauma

Advice should focus on ventilation, not cleaning surfaces The Government advice on making businesses Covid secure is out of date

Jonathon Kitson

Monday, February 8

Another bizarre Labour proposal: scrapping the honours system Keir Starmer has a long way to go if he wants to be head of the 'patriotic party'

Tory wars over Brexit are far from over Hostilities between Gavin Barwell and Dan Hannan are a sign of more to come

Letter from Victoria, capital of Authoritarian Australia The state has implemented extremely draconian Covid measures

Edward Cranswick

Friday, February 5

The New York Times’ red-tinted glasses Why is the Grey Lady so strikingly uncritical of China?

Mary Harrington

Ladybird Books offer a blueprint for post-Covid Britain UK politics has been short on positive visions for decades, so why not this one?

Freddie Sayers and Julia Hobsbawm debate Adam Boulton on Sky The panelists found unexpected agreement about Neil O'Brien's Covid website