10/25/2019 - 10:29am

WeWork tells us what works in the wider economy Could a renewed loss of confidence in the tech sector tip the entire economy into recession?...

Thursday

24.10

Liberals against democracy? Don't miss this magnificently provocative essay from John Gray in the New Statesman..

Five demolished buildings we should rebuild How about nominating buildings that were destroyed in the 20th century by cultural vandals of both the German and British variety, and rebuilding them?

MPs can’t be crybabies Labour MP Jim Fitzpatrick revealed on the Victoria Derbyshire programme that some MPs had been in tears during Saturday’s parliamentary sitting — I have to say I find it all a bit feeble....

Wednesday

23.10

Time for our political packages to be re-sorted I have been doing some online dating recently which gives you a lot of practise in presenting yourself and in noticing tribal politics in other people.

Are Americans becoming less Christian? While Britain and France are way ahead on the path of godlessness, the recent drop in Christian religious identification in the US is pretty staggering...

Northern Ireland could still have MEPs after Brexit Northern Ireland may well have the option to petition The European Courts to have representation in the European Parliament through the continued election of MEPs...

Tuesday

22.10

Watership Down reveals the radical centre, rabbit-style The rabbits of Watership Down, in escaping their doomed warren and seeking to found a new one, show the way to a new political order

John Simpson’s two thirds idea is half-baked The veteran BBC broadcaster suggests a new supermajority rule - but has he thought it through?

What will singleton society do to politics? More than a third of households now consist of someone living alone...

Monday

21.10

The truth about immigration in Sweden Freddie Sayers talks to Swedish activist Siavosh Derakhti about antisemitism and violence in Malmö

Will the EU shut down its tax havens? New analysis confirms Ireland is the EU's home grown tax haven

Why I baptised my son without asking him first Liberal arguments against baptism misunderstand the nature of faith...

Saturday

19.10

Weekend Long Read: Inside China’s Gulags In this sobering interview, a survivor of a Chinese 're-education camp' tells her story...

Mary Harrington

Friday

18.10

Daylight robbery: how lack of sunlight is keeping us awake Lack of sleep is hitting Britain's economic productivity...

Is Nick Cave right about Christianity and Woke Culture? In a recent letter, Nick Cave criticised not just religion, but also atheism, and also woke culture in general...

Why Poland’s Law and Justice Party appeals That Poland currently enjoys an economic growth rate superior to many of its European neighbours should command attention...

How Russell Brand won me round The ex-junkie sex-addict comedian is a healthy voice for men in our culture

Elizabeth Oldfield

Thursday

17.10

Not so fast. Boris Johnson will have an uphill battle with voters Whilst it’s still too early to say how the deal will go down, the Conservative Party leader certainly faces a challenge...

Important news of the day: the Eleanor Cross is safe Yes, the Eleanor Cross in Northamptonshire is off Historic England’s “endangered list” of buildings...

The politics of Donald Trump’s stoopid language Using childish language seems to have served Donald Trump quite well...

Wednesday

16.10

There is nothing wrong with neoliberalism… as a word ‘Neoliberalism’ is not the loveliest of words, but it is a useful one...

Hassan Damluji: How to build a global nation I sat down with author Hassan Damluji to discuss his new book, The Responsible Globalist...

Tuesday

15.10

LeBron James kowtows to China Lakers basketball hero LeBron James poured burning oil on already-troubled waters when he appeared to row back from supporting freedom of speech...

Mary Harrington

Late Capitalism? Don’t you believe it. In the 1930s, the capitalist system faced an existential threat from communism and fascism; but what does it have it worry about today?...

Where’s the EU outrage at Spain’s brutal sentencing of separatists? Can you imagine policemen from the Home Counties being sent up to Glasgow to crack heads because the SNP had dared to hold a referendum?...

Monday

14.10

Trust me, Tony Blair is not as brilliant as you think I’m afraid I just cannot share Freddie Sayers's view that Tony Blair is this brilliant...

Sorry Lady Hale, that’s not quite an answer Lady Hale's response to anxieties about legal overreach didn't convince me...

Prince Charles hints at a blueprint for his reign When Prince Charles becomes King, the monarchy will overnight once again become a court of ideas

Saturday

12.10

Weekend long read: China’s illiberal Confucianism This week’s long read recommendation looks at the rise of authoritarian Confucianism as an increasingly dominant state doctrine in modern China...

Mary Harrington

Friday

11.10

Why haven’t you seen your friends recently? With our hectic work-lives now increasingly directed by the demands of a 24-hour gig economy, shared time with friends or the old fashioned idea of the family weekend have been destroyed...

How the Knights Templar explain Portuguese politics Historical regions map onto contemporary politics with remarkable accuracy...