Why are journalists worthier of suspicion than people who want to hide things?

What we heard was the rare sound of an interviewee unpractised in dissembling

We love the idea that the degree system misses our unique gifts

Hunter’s vocabulary is an attempt to disarm a word designed to hurt him

Puritans should chill out. These words derive power from their taboo status

When he feigns ignorance of Harry Styles, Cable isn't ruefully noting his own high-court-judgeishness; he's trying to corner the market in Uncle Fuddly

I said stupid things when I was a teenager. I'm glad they're not on the record

Their bullish rhetoric exposes a detachment from reality

Sorry, parents, it's up to you to counter the impression of sex as a kind of stunt

By grafting something on to the work itself, you change it. The texture of a book is bound to shift with the addition of another piece of reading