Playing God with our grub
Hey, Public Health England, leave our food alone
Gambling with the numbers
A new survey of problem gamblers has serious problems of its own
Tough on smoking, tough on alternatives to smoking
We should give smokers healthier options, not no options
Less smoking, more cancer?
Yet more nonsense from the public health lobby
Being economical with the truth
The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life). By George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison
Nesta, I detest ya
An engine of innovation has become a puddle of inanity
The pointlessness of pintlessness
There is no case for slashing the drink-driving limit
WHO do they think they are?
Politicians should be more sceptical about ideology packaged as “public health”
Don’t let the government poach your pouch
A moral panic is brewing over nicotine pouches
The UPF panic is a fad
Chris van Tulleken cannot seem to decide what an ultra-processed food even is
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
France’s fading yellow jersey
The Tour de France once united France, but now reflects its divisions
Tax hikes? Take a hike
Andy Burnham must get a grip on spending rather than squeezing the taxpayer
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution