Burying their heads in the ash
The battle against the illicit tobacco market has not been won
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
Price caps and political pygmies
Britain’s capitalist command economy cannot let businesses be
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
The tears of Keir’s
It was an anticlimactic end to an unconvincing premiership
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
Beyond Carmen
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
The thin blue line must be thicker
The police are nothing without a presence in communities