A plague of pigeons
When the magic of nature becomes a curse
Miriam Cates is right about surrogacy
It is a fundamentally dishonest and exploitative practice
You can’t judge a book by its cover
All novels should be like this: stripped of the necessary but boring connective tissue
Against stakeholderism
How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
War on Nazis in Oz and in the air
LeBor reviews Our Dad the Nazi Killer and Masters of the Air
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
Don’t ban anti-Israel marches
Principled and pragmatic arguments for prohibition are weak
We have to wake up on defence
Britain cannot act as if war will never come
The Age of Twee
Line up and clap for the NHS, wankpuffin
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
A substantial and growing minority of Americans hate both presidential candidates
Recasting the Crown for modern Britain
This progressive historian’s real charge against the monarchic institution is one of “complacency”
