Less smoking, more cancer?
Yet more nonsense from the public health lobby
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
The gambling suicides myth
The rate of deaths caused by gambling has been foolishly exaggerated
The Conservative love affair with petty prohibitionism
How much time has been wasted on trivial legislation?
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
The Bard at Christmas
It is impossible to appreciate Shakespeare without acknowledging his Christian foundations
A Boxing Day treat
It’s Boxing Day — and that means it’s the King George VI Chase at Kempton
Advertisements for themselves
Michael Craig-Martin and the sad afterlife of conceptual art
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
The case for Jenrick
He can reform the party and take on Labour
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
How Australia punished smokers and normalised firebombs
Smoking restrictions have fuelled the Australian tobacco wars
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Prince
Is he simply a desperate chancer, or a genuine threat to British interests?
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
