Patrick O'Flynn
Patrick O'Flynn is a political commentator. He was a Member of the European Parliament 2014-19 and previously Political Editor of the Daily Express.
“Meme”
From a German zoologist to internet burns, Dominic Green charts the history of the word meme
Dominic Cummings and the illusion of control
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed how woefully mistaken Cummings’ hopes were for lasting civil service reform
The comings and goings of “Club Cupido”
Dominic Hilton recalls the cast of characters at a Buenos Aires club de barrio
No direction from directors
Music directors who fail to provide any direction in times of crisis
How to fix our broken justice system
In a world of superficial identity politics, Alexandra Wilson’s book offers a nuanced narrative
The world leaders who battled coronavirus and won
How is it that our most eccentric world leaders have been the ones disproportionately affected by Covid-19?
10 reasons why a second lockdown is a terrible idea
The Government did not have a good reason when the first lockdown was imposed and it doesn’t have a good reason today
Making history
Charles Saumarez Smith believes the restoration of an historic factory in the Potteries can be a model for preserving our manufacturing past