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
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
Dumbed-down democracy
“Public opinion” is useless when the public is largely ignorant
Red tape and black markets
Prohibition is a criminal’s best friend
Windy Whitty
Chris Whitty is wrong about so-called “fat jabs”
The gateway myth
Does one risky lifestyle choice lead to another or are some people just different?
Drug yourself happy?
The case for microdosing ourselves into being merry
Against the vape ban
The case against vapes is still nothing but hot air
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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
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said
Murders for July
Your summer holiday reading is sorted here
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Cringing at the cliffedge
How British satire, and British politics, became painfully unfunny
Will Andy crash and Burnham?
The Manchester man is going to face the same constraints as Keir Starmer
An ode to the examination
The end of in-person examinations would be the end of rational assessment
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains