10/04/2019 - 7:10am

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

01.10

Why the UK can’t walk away from Hong Kong The former colonial power has a legal and moral responsibility to help bring about a solution to the crisis

Evan Fowler

01.10

Drinking in the madness of social media The pompous asses who populate our public discourse could be straight from a 17th-century coffee house

Gareth Roberts