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
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
Is football hooliganism fashionable?
As violence returns to Edgware Road, official insistence that two-tier policing is a myth looks increasingly difficult to sustain
