What is MAGA America thinking: eavesdropping on the Deplorables
Contrary to what left-wing commentators might think, Steve Bannon’s podcast is no haven for fascists or white supremacists
The unsung hero of Brexit?
If Boris deserves the credit for getting Brexit done, then Marina Wheeler QC deserves some of the credit for getting Boris to back Brexit in the first place
Diversity season again
Chloé Zhao is the first Asian woman likely to be nominated in the Best Director category for Nomadland, says Christopher Silvester
His own best character
A new Netflix release has been trailed as a masterpiece, with myriad claims to Oscar recognition, says Christopher Silvester
The trial of the Mangrove Nine
Steve McQueen’s dramatisation of the 1970 trial of the Mangrove Nine is a triumph
A pair of Czech masterpieces
Two new Czech masterpieces
Them there genes
Baroness Lawrence’s report downplays the importance of genetic factors that predispose BAME communities to Covid-19 vulnerability
Reflections of a scientific humanist
Michael Shermer’s new book is a collection of skilful elucidations of academic ideas
Editors deserve more credit
Christopher Silvester on the essential, and undervalued, part editors play in film and documentary creation
Which gender are you: Neutrois or Two-Spirit?
A brief guide to the British Film Institute’s 22 genders
A miserable specimen
The Natural History Museum seems to have lost faith in the ability of children to understand new concepts and facts
Do MPs understand what Sunak admitted today?
If MPs felt the cut to foreign aid was today’s worst news then they were not listening
Testing times in the race of life
The brightest and the best and the Matt and the Dido
My Brexit hell
The press suffering was not the only point
Is there a cultural Iron Curtain emerging in Europe?
Central and eastern European states want a better standard of living, but not at the cost of their sovereignty
The completion of a revolution
A brief history of how the ERG got Britain to the point it left the EU
Shop these shoppers!
Saintly Sainsburys vs Waitrose’s white supremacists
It’s time to shake up Britain’s industrial intervention policy
The National Security and Investment Bill is a great first step towards ensuring Britain’s long-term economic prosperity
The black hole of online censorship
The removal of Parler from app stores has made it clear that online opinions exist at the sufferance of those providing the soap box
Lockdown II: Will Britons comply?
National rules are impractical without public trust, enforcement, and manners