The Philip Pullman affair shows social media is where good arguments go to die
The author of His Dark Materials has spoken out against “gesture politics” – but he too adds fuel to the…
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Who could have foreseen that the Festival of Brexit would be a disaster?
It’s tricky to feel celebratory during war, economic crisis and the tail end of a pandemic.
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Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are turning green energy into a culture war
In the face of soaring energy prices, they’re complaining about solar panels on farms.
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What my toddler and I learned at Drag Queen Story Hour
Despite culture-war outrage, children’s events hosted by performers in drag are safe titillation for middle-class parents.
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Mark Haddon: “I’m quite lucky to be alive”
The novelist on his triple heart bypass, literature’s “culture wars”, and why he’s donating book royalties to abortion funds in…
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From morality clauses to sensitivity readers: inside UK publishing’s identity crisis
Is the books world in urgent need of change – or simply running scared of Twitter?
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The Tories are right to debate the trans issue – it’s not a distraction
Labour is dodging an essential discussion.
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Why the departure of Dominic Cummings was the beginning of the end for Boris Johnson
The former chief adviser gave the government purpose. When he left, the painful descent was inevitable.
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