Wine, beer, brandy and the ultimate hangover cure
Ben Sixsmith speaks to Henry Jeffreys, the author of Empire of Booze, The Home Bar and the forthcoming Vines in a Cold Climate, about alcohol and all its implications.
Challenge the consensus. Access rigorous analysis.
New public health proposals are missing the pint
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
On ebbing power of the political influencer
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Pinning the failures of the government on Keir Starmer alone will not work
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Milestones (Signum Classics)
Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
