The draining life of a young Conservative
How the two major UK parties are populist, Americanised, authoritarian entities reinforced by a system that tips the balance in their favour
Rishi goes a-wooin’
The Prime Minister was an extremely nervous suitor trying to impress some very sceptical rural in-laws
The BBC feeds us bad science
We can’t even trust the Beeb to tell us about the basic facts of motherhood
Killing with kindness
“Be kind” culture has abandoned adolescent girls
Behind the sofa government
Current Tory strategy consists in hiding and hoping the voters don’t notice the mess
This is not where I live at all
Cynthia Erivo’s slighting of Sunderland was indicative of British arts establishment beholden to a homogenous, Americanised vision of culture
The sculptor’s funeral
The death of Imogen Stuart represents the passing of an Ireland that built, rather than destroyed
Crocodile Keir
For all of Sunak’s shoddy timing, Starmer’s opportunism was pathetic
How the Ukraine delusion may end
Biden might entertain peace to cut his losses and boost his election chances
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style
Recasting the Crown for modern Britain
This progressive historian’s real charge against the monarchic institution is one of “complacency”
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
