Frances Lasok
Frances Lasok is a freelance writer on democracy, devolution and other issues. She tweets @FrancesLasok
In praise of borrowed ideas
AI will not be the death of creativity, and could even enhance it
The true darkness of classic crime
It was more authentic than its “gritty” successors
The never-ending question
Jonathan Gullis may still be in the middle of his parliamentary question
Teaching leftists about tax
Sometimes, an argument about economic policy is like an oil spill
Miriam Cates is right about surrogacy
It is a fundamentally dishonest and exploitative practice
War on Nazis in Oz and in the air
LeBor reviews Our Dad the Nazi Killer and Masters of the Air
Harry Potter and the bourgeois-bohemian dream
Looking back at the dreams and resentments of an ascendant class
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
As flies to wanton boys
Gambling with human lives is just another day in the lives of the one per cent
Maligning the missionaries
Should the Church of England regret the promotion of Christianity?
There is no conservative case for Keir Starmer
Despairing at the Tories is understandable, but the opposition of your opposition is not your ally