What makes a hero?
Today, our heroes are demi-gods with superhuman powers, genius detectives and, painful though it is to admit, activists
The writings of Lewis and Tolkien embody conservative environmentalism
The Conservative party were once the country party. They could be again. It might even net them some votes
Boris’s war on obesity will fail
The government’s new anti-obesity crusade will not tackle obesity, only obesity statistics
The war of Boris’s stomach
The sugar tax failed to make us eat less sugar. Will Boris’s plan be any different?
Fat people can’t be happy
The lies of ‘fat activists’ are making us unhappy and sick
The Foreign Office should be rooted in the past
Who and what is it for, if not the British people, and our history and culture?
Have the police criminalised being “openly Jewish”?
It is unacceptable for the police to blame the victims of potential bigotry
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
Let the blood-letting begin
The Conservative Party must change radically if it is ever to gain power again
The grand tour
Sex and the cities
Don’t forget Nicola Sturgeon’s nodding dogs
The SNP have been enabled by uncritical British media
Don’t ban the billboards
Campaigns against advertising are pure public health fanaticism
It is they who will surrender
We have all of tomorrow’s excuses today
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable
Web of lies
We can combat misinformation with scepticism and content provenance technology
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
