http://www.spiked-online.com Humanity is underrated en Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T09:00:01+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7733/ ESSAY: As the Beatles’ back catalogue is reissued, Ed Barrett salutes the world’s most brilliant, inventive and humorous pop group. Arts and entertainment, Music 2009-11-20T09:00:01+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7734/ This week’s sacking of Scotland manager George Burley won’t make a mediocre generation of players any better. Sport 2009-11-20T08:34:52+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7735/ The fashion for using a variety of hosts to replace a familiar front man reveals the BBC's indecision. TV and radio 2009-11-20T05:57:50+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7723/ Since 200 AD, scaremongers have been describing human beings as ‘burdensome to the world’. They were wrong then, and they’re still wrong today. Environment, Population 2009-11-19T10:00:51+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7724/ With the shift of emphasis from welfare to wellbeing, the state reinforces the sense that we are unable to cope with life. British politics, Liberties, Modern life 2009-11-19T08:49:20+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7728/ Malthus was wrong about the inevitability of famine, but we still need to ask why so many people don't get enough to eat. Food 2009-11-19T05:19:14+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7717/ In flattering kids as ‘digital natives’ for whom the past is irrelevant, we degrade a vital adult mission: transmitting knowledge. Education 2009-11-18T09:45:43+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7718/ Ghost Forest, a new art installation, wants to frighten us into changing our greedy, planet-wrecking ways. Arts and entertainment, Environment 2009-11-18T07:52:10+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7721/ The hysterical campaign against the greatest videogame ever made is based on outdated effects theories. Arts and entertainment, Crime and the law, Liberties, Modern life 2009-11-18T06:13:38+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7714/ As Gordon Brown launches the General Election campaign, the one certainty seems to be that we won't be offered any political choice. British politics, MPs' expenses and the political crisis 2009-11-17T10:07:05+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7715/ The proposal that nurses in England should be university graduates will further reduce the level of basic nursing skills. Education, Health, NHS 2009-11-17T09:00:27+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7716/ Forget Sinn Féin or the DUP, the only party that matters in the Northern Ireland Assembly is the Peace Process Party. Ireland 2009-11-17T05:27:54+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7710/ Demos should go on the naughty step for arguing that parenting style determines whether kids become good, bad and even middle class. A Guide to Subversive Parenting, Parents and kids 2009-11-16T10:00:27+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7696/ Is the small rise really due to economic recovery, or the fact that people are willing to accept wage and hour cuts? Economy 2009-11-16T07:59:52+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7711/ An American expert on poker challenges the idea that it encourages reckless, addictive, spendthrift behaviour. 2009-11-16T04:44:30+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7704/ Two new books expose how epidemiology has been used as a tool of propaganda in the war on tobacco, leaving little room for real facts. Books & Essays, Smoking 2009-11-13T10:44:50+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7702/ The Secret Life of The Berlin Wall was gripping, but it didn’t explain anything new, like why East German coke was so bad. TV and radio 2009-11-13T09:45:04+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7703/ Yes, Sportsdirect.com@St James Park is a rubbish name for a stadium, but why are Geordies really upset about it? Sport 2009-11-13T09:29:04+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7705/ David Bond’s documentary makes a decent case for defending privacy, but it too often fails as investigative journalism. Film, Privacy 2009-11-13T02:33:07+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7690/ In a recent speech, the libertarian Wendy Kaminer argued that state intervention into everyday life is giving rise to ‘habits of submission’. Battle of Ideas, Liberties 2009-11-12T10:00:31+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7694/ The fall of the Berlin Wall, far from heralding a unified future, ushered in a new period of discord between west and east. Battle of Ideas, Europe 2009-11-12T08:37:05+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7701/ Last night’s David Nutt debate confirmed that cannabis is now promoted as a means of pacifying young, drunk ruffians. British politics, Drink and drugs, Science and technology 2009-11-12T08:30:46+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7695/ The bizarre controversy over Gordon Brown’s letter to a grieving mum shows that we urgently need to improve and deepen political debate. Afghanistan, British politics 2009-11-11T10:49:23+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7691/ The campaign to ban retouched images of skinny models is not only crazy – it’s deeply censorious, too. Health, Obesity 2009-11-11T09:59:10+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7692/ New Labour’s commitment to nuclear is half-hearted at best, and goes hand in hand with more policing of our energy use. Energy, Environment 2009-11-11T08:04:04+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7687/ Europe might be back to haunt Cameron’s Tories – but this time things look very different for the EU, Britain, the Tory Party and the rest of us. British politics, Europe, For Europe, Against the EU 2009-11-10T09:30:20+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7688/ On the flimsiest of evidence, ChildLine and the NSPCC are now even spreading suspicion about the mother-child bond. Crime and the law, Parents and kids, Vetting 2009-11-10T07:50:34+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7689/ If you, too, are bored by the emo, sexless, vegetarian vampires of Twilight, check out Chan-wook Park’s new movie. Film 2009-11-10T04:55:20+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7684/ The legal ruling that a belief in climate change is similar to a religious conviction seriously damages science, philosophy and democracy. Environment, Religion 2009-11-09T10:00:19+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7685/ The curious Cult of Nutt, backed by both dopeheads and scientists, is actually denigrating scientific truth. Drink and drugs, Politics 2009-11-09T09:45:21+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7686/ In an era of voluntary revelation and involuntary regulation, we must find new ways to defend our private lives. Privacy 2009-11-09T09:30:03+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7675/ Frank Furedi explains that the real problem in education isn’t intefering politicians or pushy parents, but a profound crisis of adult authority. Books & Essays, Education 2009-11-06T10:00:00+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7676/ The most striking thing about this decade is how much of it we spent looking back at past decades. TV and radio 2009-11-06T09:45:00+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7677/ Most Liverpool fans still believe Rafael Benitez is a tactical genius. But the voices of dissent are increasing. Sport 2009-11-06T09:30:22+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7671/ The author of Defeating Autism: A Damaging Delusion challenges both those who want to cure and those who want to celebrate autism. MMR and autism 2009-11-05T10:11:48+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7672/ The notion that green beliefs in the workplace should be legally protected from ridicule is deeply censorious. Environment 2009-11-05T08:17:20+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7673/ Miserabilists want to make Bonfire Night a less explosive, less colourful affair in the name of protecting pets. No way. Modern life 2009-11-05T05:23:48+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7674/ Jason Walsh spoke to some of those who claim to be the legitimate heirs of 1916 and found their legitimism geeky and unconvincing. Ireland 2009-11-05T04:28:02+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7670/ Grubby elected – and kick-outable – MPs are still more of a democratic choice than squeaky-clean appointed and unaccountable civil servant Sirs. British politics, Vote for Politics 2009-11-04T10:00:10+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7669/ The pro-dolphin documentary The Cove exposes how warped are the misanthropic values of the animal-rights lobby. Film 2009-11-04T09:00:28+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7668/ Prince Edward’s comments may have been crass, but today’s cotton-wool kids need to be allowed to take risks. Risk 2009-11-04T07:59:10+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7665/ With a survey showing that only 15 per cent of Brits are worried about global warming, it’s time to extinguish the ideas warping the public’s mind. 2009-11-03T07:59:58+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7666/ With the swarm of human beings expected to hit nine billion by 2050, it’s time we discussed tough remedies. 2009-11-03T06:00:15+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7667/ By all means take away the children of obese parents, but parents who smoke and drink are an even greater danger. 2009-11-03T05:10:22+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7661/ It was wrong of the government to sack David Nutt. But it’s also wrong for experts to pose as paragons of wisdom who are above democracy. British politics, Drink and drugs 2009-11-02T10:00:10+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7662/ The interminable debate about whether dope should be a class B or C drug reveals the government’s incoherence. Drink and drugs 2009-11-02T09:45:01+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7663/ The fining of French comedian Dieudonné for publicly insulting Jews is a crime against freedom of speech. Free speech 2009-11-02T09:30:17+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/reviewofbooks_article/7640/ Frank Furedi, author of the new book Wasted: Why Education Isn’t Educating, talks to Jennie Bristow about the politicisation of education and the crisis of adult authority. review of books - 2009-10 (October) 2009-10-30T10:00:40+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/reviewofbooks_article/7643/ Stephen Roach provides some useful, counterintuitive insights into the economic relationship between America and China, but too often uses the term ‘global imbalance’ as a euphemism for ‘US decline’. review of books - 2009-10 (October) 2009-10-30T09:53:47+00:00 http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/reviewofbooks_article/7641/ Two new books expose how epidemiology has been used as a tool of propaganda in the war on tobacco – and woe betide anyone who tries to inject some real facts into the debate. review of books - 2009-10 (October) 2009-10-30T09:44:58+00:00