David Thomas
David Thomas is Professor of Renal Medicine at the University of Cambridge.
The fixtures that forged a nation
Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate
Pandemics, plagues and pestilence
Germs have been laying waste to civilisations for 50,000 years
The case against “Zero Seats”
Despite everything, some Conservatives still deserve to win
Great big rain showers
C Schumann/Grieg: Piano concertos (Signum)
Do the arts need policy?
Decoupling creativity from policy might give art ambition again
The poverty of “Singapore-on-Thames”
Britain can take inspiration from other countries but it cannot merely imitate them
No party for female voters
Gender-critical feminists have almost no one worth supporting
The collapse of the Tory Party has just begun
How Reform crippled the Conservatives
Keir has much to fear
Keir Starmer should enjoy the election campaign because he may not enjoy the demands of power
Christians are still being persecuted in Egypt
We should stand in defence of a beleaguered minority
Graham Topman: festival organiser
Roll up, roll up, it’s time for another festival of arts, ideas and Graham (mostly Graham)
Europe between the Seine and the Tiber
It is time for Paris and Rome to rethink sovereignty and their relationship with the EU