Something rotten in the state of Germany
The Bundestag has weakened the criminal penalties for child pornography
The Met is watching you
We are passively accepting the development of a society of hyper-surveillance
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
Why was I the only reporter?
On the sentencing of the Rotherham grooming gang
Revising Roman rottenness
The monsters of old can teach us about the monsters of today
Non-euclidean Toryism
The Conservative Party appears somewhat lost
Take a bow
This season’s must-have neckwear is a sartorial two-fingered salute to life
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
A taste of history
Travel to Italy to savour the majestic “Barolo of the South”
Excluding Imran Khan is cowardly and wrong
Oxford University has made a serious mistake
Light in the darkness
In conversation with Nigel Biggar about his career and the work of the Pharos Foundation
International Society for Libdem Consciousness
It’s a cult, but at least it’s one of the cheerful ones
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
