Cancelled by my barristers’ chambers over a Tweet
Cancel culture is a straitjacket on the free expression of ideas, and democracy cannot hope to function when antagonists are muzzled
Taking back control?
The new treaty contains clauses that constrain Britain in key aspects of public policy
A question of taste
Rex Whistler’s Tate mural should be seen more as an ironic Rococo fantasy than the work of a racist
The remarkable career of Christopher Plummer
Cinema, theatre and the world will be poorer for no longer having Christopher Plummer as a part of them
What wine meant to Roger Scruton
Sir Roger Scruton moved through personal tragedy and objective philosophy to justify wine as a “social intoxicant”
Ignorance on the Cam
The latest issue of University of Cambridge’s Alumni Magazine encourages ignorant rejection of Britain’s past
The nation’s favourite: why Coronation Street matters
As Coronation Street celebrates its diamond jubilee, is it time to take it seriously as the chronicler of our times?
The story of Scottish art
The Story of Scottish Art is not a scholarly work of art history; it gives an easy-to-read account of artists’ lives with a faintly awestruck tone
Don’t look for any great departures in Biden’s domestic policy
The Republican opposition has no reason to enable any element of Biden’s agenda and every reason to oppose it
The new Covid-19 strain is a political disaster of our own making
By seeking answers to scientific questions no-one had asked, we find ourselves assigning importance to discoveries which may have none
Primary sauces
Lisa Hilton savours a timeless French bistro in Pimlico that displays no timidity with the ladle
All at sea
Is the new Northern Ireland Protocol working?