10/07/2019 - 1:00am

What my Polish town taught me about localism Prosperity brings problems, but my adopted hometown in Silesia is finding ways to retain its sense of self

Ben Sixsmith

04.10

Will maths succumb to the woke wave? Nowadays, even the hard sciences are "all relative" — and students will suffer for it

Douglas Murray

04.10

How communities lost their soul In a globalised world 'place' matters more than ever — yet most people feel they have no control over their towns

Nicholas Boys Smith

04.10

Why can’t we talk about abortion? If we can't resolve our differences, we can at least change the tone of the debate

Elizabeth Oldfield

03.10

Has Brexit made enemies of us all? The referendum could not have been better designed to undermine the very conditions of a healthy deliberative democracy

Giles Fraser

03.10

The war on social mobility Meritocracy might not be working, but that doesn't mean we should junk the system.

James Kirkup

03.10

Should we trust AI to hire and fire? Algorithms are just as biased as the humans who create them

Tom Chivers

02.10

Does TV really rule America? The election of Trump wasn't a nasty mistake caused by dark external forces

Justin Webb

02.10

How much trouble is the economy in? Economic policy has become a dream world, disconnected from mainstream politics – and democratic accountability

Peter Franklin

02.10

Brexit is going to drive us all mad Political division is putting ever greater pressure on people's mental health — and not for the first time

Ed West

01.10

Battle of ideas 2019 Catch a selection of our brilliant contributors at the Battle of Ideas this weekend. Those appearing at the festival of free speech include Douglas Murray, Paul Embery, Timandra Harkness and Freddie Sayers. Click here for tickets and the full line-up.

Battle of Ideas

01.10

Our politics of impossible promises Politicians should confine themselves to the realm of the possible – rather than painting a picture of utopia.

Polly Mackenzie