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Why is modern public art so bad?
The latest piece to grace the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square is banal and propagandistic. We should expect more for our public spaces.
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Violence has become normalised within trans activism
It’s about time that mainstream commentators recognised the aggression at the heart of this movement.
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Abuse and criticism are not the same
Why do so many intelligent adults transform into angry adolescents as soon as they pick up a smartphone?
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Is this the “vibes” election?
My interview with Brendan O’Neill about the US presidential race.
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Jailed for a joke?
A man has been convicted of wearing an offensive Halloween costume. He now faces up to two years in prison.
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“Islamophobia” is a meaningless word
We must retain the right to criticise or mock any ideology.
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Online censorship will only make matters worse
The ban on X in Brazil is just the latest stage of a sinister global trend.
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The Taliban’s war on women
An interview with Dr Weeda Mehran.
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Belfast’s hidden river
The River Farset has been forgotten, but it still flows beneath Belfast’s High Street.
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Another comedy show cancelled
Why won’t venues stand up to activists?
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August 2024

The return of “non-crime hate incidents”
Why is the Labour government so determined to crack down on free speech?
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Can Shakespeare survive the new puritans? (video)
Identity politics has been a disaster for the theatre.
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