The making of a modern prophet
Taylor’s impressive second biography of Orwell is more than justified
Playing with fire
Is writing a show about burns victims and the pioneering Guinea Pig Club really “appropriate”?
Kicked out of the Comedy Club
Andrew Doyle wonders why so many comedians are offended by the satire of Titania McGrath
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
Do our leaders understand the power grid at all?
It seems as if basic facts are being completely ignored
A festival of losing
Will the Republic of Ireland ever face up to its problems?
Pornhub exposed
The tenth most visited website in the world was effectively castrated by a middle-aged American mum
The case for Badenoch
She has a chance to capitalise on Starmer’s weakness
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
Confessions of a Melbourne Bus-Fare Evader
I am become bus, destroyer of bourgeois class consciousness
Why the Democrats cannot be populists
It goes against the managerial nature of the party
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
