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On Holding Forth
Rebecca Stott on her pet hate 鈥 being talked AT!
Automation...and a packet of frozen peas
AL Kennedy reflects on why automation needs to be governed by human needs and strengths.
After the Fire
Joanna Robertson reflects from Paris on the days after the Notre Dame fire.
Get Mad, Then Get Over It!
Sarah Dunant proposes a National Anger Day 鈥 a catharsis to help us all be less鈥 angry!
What Would Darwin Do?
Rebecca Stott imagines a conversation with Darwin about our environmental concerns
Rebecca Stott imagines a conversation with Darwin about our environmental concerns.
Tackling homelessness
Val McDermid ponders how we can fix homelessness.
Democracy is not in crisis
David Goodhart on why he believes democracy - far from being in crisis - is thriving.
Dangerous places, libraries
Val McDermid on why public libraries must be kept open.
Simply a Writer
Monica Ali explores the challenges faced by writers of colour.
Refugee Tales
Monica Ali on the UK's use of immigration detention centres and indefinite detention.
A Knight in Shining Armour?
Linda Colley discusses the cult of charismatic leaders and why they never properly deliver
Distributing Status
David Goodhart argues that earlier eras have much to teach us about group solidarity.
My People
Taking his lead from Duke Ellington, Amit Chaudhuri asks, what do we mean by 'my people'?
The Language of Leaving
Howard Jacobson sets out to take back sovereignty... over words.
British Populism and Brexit
John Gray asks if a no-deal Brexit is the only way out of current events.
Leaving Florence
Sarah Dunant on why she's abandoned her beloved city of Florence.
The Vultures of Culture
Will Self bemoans the growing commoditisation of culture in the public sector.
To the Bathroom!
Will Self ponders our infantilism regarding our toilet habits.
Against Theory
Will Self on why he has a problem with theory.
Nature Red in Tooth and Claw
Rebecca Stott argues that we need to rethink our relationship with nature.
On Ghost Cities
Rebecca Stott discusses her fascination with abandoned or ruined cities.
September Anxiety
Sarah Dunant on why this year's September malaise has a different feel to it.
A Change of Tack
Tom Shakespeare on why changing your mind shouldn't be seen as a weakness.
Who are you looking at?
Tom Shakespeare on what it feels like to be stared at.
Keep right on
Michael Morpurgo reflects on growing old.
The happiest days of your life...
Michael Morpurgo on the damage being caused to increasing numbers of children by stress.
The Myth of Inevitability
Margaret Heffernan argues that, in the world of technology, nothing is inevitable.
Down with political packages
David Goodhart on the rise of new 'tribes' in British political life.
An evening at the Death Cafe
Sarah Dunant describes an evening talking with a group of strangers about death.
The Great Divide
David Goodhart argues it's time to look again at our tradition of residential universities