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therapy culture
Fake Holocaust memoirs: history as therapy
spiked,
5 March 2008
In an era when suffering is celebrated and we all must ‘Believe the Victim’, is it any wonder people make up wild stories about wolves and Nazis?
Are ‘terrorist groomers’ warping our kids?
spiked,
6 November 2007
In turning terrorism into a child protection issue, where we must shield fragile youth from sleazy al-Qaeda, Britain has abandoned the battle of ideas.
A tyranny of experts
spiked review of books,
21 September 2007
In outsourcing their authority to international institutions, governments are bypassing the democratic process and reducing their publics to simpletons who must be guided by Enlightened Ones.
Really Bad Ideas: Phobias
spiked,
21 May 2007
There is something rotten in the trend to label political or cultural views as 'phobias' that must be treated
An emotional striptease
spiked,
17 May 2007
Ignore those publishers who claim ‘misery memoirs’ are popular because they tell life-affirming stories of survival. In truth, these books are a voyeur’s wet dream
A Roman Circus for faux celebrity
Sunday Telegraph,
24 September 2006
The casual manner with which elected public figures defer to unelected celebrities indicates that they possess a feeble sense of their own authority.
Why the politics of happiness makes me mad
spiked,
23 May 2006
If you’re unhappy with state-sponsored happiness programmes, clap your hands.
Politicians, economists, teachers… why are they so desperate to make us happy?
The Sunday Telgraph,
7 May 2006
What the happiness lobbyists are actually saying is that we should be content with what's on offer
Courtroom therapy makes a mockery of justice
spiked,
24 April 2006
UK courts will soon give the family of murder victims their say in court - that is bad news for all concerned
Hollow words: ‘Holistic’
The First Post,
16 March 2006
Meaning disappears into a holistic hole
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