Patrick Bishop
Patrick Bishop used to be a war correspondent
A catch that feeds the soul
Heaven is the Outer-Hebrides – with the electric jolt of the sea trout on the line
Hurrah for small decencies
Local suspicion is outweighed by the kindness of others
Thanks for not sharing
Lisa Hilton says tapas are over-hyped, over-priced and have overstayed their welcome
Honest to goodness
Forget fads such as veganism, and instead eat simply and well says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Remedial class
Keir Starmer thinks he’s dealing with an idiot at PMQs – as today showed, it’s a mistake to always underestimate your opponent
Schools gone woke: a view from America
In a warning to teachers around the world, one American teacher opens up about the invasion of woke orthodoxy in the education sector
Vaccine passports and the recalibration of social ethics
Vaccine passports would undermine one of the most fundamental rights in a civilised society: autonomy over one’s own body
Tory rebels hold fire
We’re not expecting any rebellion on the Crime bill for months
In defence of lockdown sceptics
Alistair Haimes is wrong – the facts against a third lockdown haven’t changed
Why is atheism no longer cool?
How the New Atheists failed to make God go away
The hypocrisy of the new-found freedom lovers
Commentators who have spent the last 20 years undermining key principles of democracy are crawling out from the woodwork to protect the right to protest
Conspiracies: theory and practice
Jeremy Black talks with Graham Stewart about the many conspiracies and secretive plots that really did shape the course of events