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By Marianna Orlandi, Public Discourse. (Image: Kev Costello/Unsplash) Technology is not our problem. Our problem is an obsessive concern for our own good, our distrust of others, and the terror of losing ourselves. No algorithm will solve this. Studies suggest that almost half of American young adults ages 18–29 have u
from Seen in Journalism This month the BBC has published 30-minute podcast and a 2,000-word article to examining why Pride events are struggling. It considers rising costs, corporate “nervousness”, Reform councils, “culture wars” and hostility towards trans people. Yet it omits some significant parts of the story. Ther
by Frank Haviland, The Frank Report It comes around faster every year doesn’t it? No, not Christmas. That other annual outbreak of bonhomie: the Notting Hill Carnival. “Carnival” (as us Londoners like to call it) turns sixty this year, and is Europe’s largest street festival. Weather permitting, the bank holiday weeken
by Hugo Timms, spiked Council jobsworths are trying to criminalise patriotism. The war on the England flag is gathering steam. This week, Birmingham City Council – the biggest local authority in the UK – announced its intention to criminalise public displays of patriotism. It considers the threat of the St George’s Cro
by Tam Hussein, UnHerd Abu Musab al-Suri trailblazed the global jihad As we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Osama bin Laden will inevitably be seen as the attack’s bloody architect. Yet if the Saudi remains a jihadi icon, the extremists that came after were far more influenced by Abu Musab al-Suri — a little-kno
by Calum Miller, The Critic We have to offer elderly and disabled people a helping hand — not assisted suicide Andy Burnham may be the latest in a series of Prime Ministers to pass through the ever-more-revolving door of Downing Street, but the Britain he inherits is unlike that of any of his predecessors. This […]
from Christian Today Over 17,000 people have signed a petition calling on Belfast City Council to cancel plans to light up City Hall to mark “International Safe Abortion Day”. City Hall is currently set to be illuminated in green on 28 September following a decision in which Sinn Féin, the Alliance, the SDLP and the Gr
by AmirAli Maleki, spiked The Islamic Republic plans to criminalise even the exchange of ideas with non-Iranian institutions. Since the news broke that the Iranian parliament is planning to criminalise talking to foreign media outlets, my father has been telling me to stop. Stop writing, stop getting involved, stop spe
from Jewish News An actor has withdrawn from a play after veteran Jewish actress Dame Maureen Lipman was announced as a cast member for a special performance coinciding with World Suicide Prevention Day. Gerard McCarthy—best known for his roles in BBC dramas The Fall and Call the Midwife, as well as Channel 5’s Hollyoa
from Christian Concern A former public governor repeatedly warned NHS managers that their handling of the Darlington nurses’ changing-room case risked echoing governance failures exposed by the Post Office Horizon Inquiry and the Countess of Chester scandal, evidence heard today at Newcastle Employment Tribunal has rev
by Tony Rucinski, Coalition for Marriage Parliament has legislated itself into a corner when it comes to promoting marriage. The union that creates children and gives them the best start, tied to their married mother and father, is the one no minister dares promote, for fear of being called discriminatory. The silence
from CitizenGo Free speech in Britain is on the line: Ofcom is investigating GB News over lawful comments made by Caroline Farrow during a debate about Pride. Caroline had been invited onto Alex Armstrong Tonight to discuss a question many parents are asking: are events promoted as family-friendly always suitable for c
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