Why are our politicians afraid of politics?
The depoliticisation of policy should concern us all
Britain isn’t the Balkans
The UK is not, despite heated rhetoric, on the brink of sectarian violence. But it is heading in the wrong direction
How cinemas can save themselves
Watching films at the cinema should be a communal experience
Plague and progress
In the 17th century, disease drove social and urban change in England
Farage bursts the green bubble
Nigel Farage is right about the unrestrained pursuit of Net Zero
Heaven scent
Harrods is no help in the quest for Raffouche
Online gambling isn’t bad for the economy
Is there an economic case for prohibitionism? No
Cowboy quartet
A new screen Western is always welcome
Can jokes in terrible taste ever be funny?
Wisecracks is clearly the work of an academic philosopher adept at teasing out fine distinctions between “offenses” and “harms”
Are the grown ups really back in charge?
Centrist commentators are wallowing in limp clichés instead of asking serious questions about policy
Devilishly good
Liszt: Faust Symphony (Bis)
Three cheers for peers of mature years
Removing some of the wisest and most experienced voices in the House would be destructive and wrong
