Bitter and twisted
Twitter could be a boon to academics. Instead, it has become the playground of a cynical cabal of work-shy mediocrities
The true lie of the land
Landowners are reviled as enemies of the environment by the Jacobins of the green movement but these Poundland Robespierres are simply blinded by prejudice
The joy of pets
Pet ownership is one of life’s simple pleasures, but it also lifts the soul
W.S. Gilbert
A wildly funny and slyly subversive comic genius who deftly skewered the mores of Victorian England
The Age of Twee
Line up and clap for the NHS, wankpuffin
Clerical error
Clergy should be in the business of saving souls, not stamping passports
Scarlet Blake is a man
Indulging the fantasies of violent criminals is endangering women
London’s lamps live on
Thanks to the dedication of the Gasketeers, a beautiful tradition has been saved
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
Representation gets raunchy
We have to stop the patronising pandering to communities in the name of “representation”
Dissent is not hatred
We must resist the idea that disagreement with modish beliefs is reducible to ill-feeling
With their pants down
The Conservatives are in a nightmare they cannot wake up from
