Sam Taylor
Sam Taylor managed global equity portfolios around the world before becoming the Chief Executive of These Islands ahead of its launch. Find him on Twitter at @staylorish
The myth of Scotland’s Covid superiority
Scottish Government advisers are using misleading data to promote Scottish exceptionalism
Small talk and big asks
Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers
History will judge us on gender
How can the modern world tolerate such absurdity?
Smartphones are not the source of all social ills
Phones and social media are easy scapegoats for our all too human follies
Mad for this fresh take on King Lear
Farber’s casting and concept feels assured
Social media and the neoteny trap
The aesthetics of adolescence can be a distraction from the grim potential of the future
What makes a gentleman tick?
Of course, there are watches and there are watches, and then there are watches
Beheading a pigeon
For all its quirks, bushcraft offered valuable insights into modernity and tradition
A talented pianist and a battered piano
Bezhod Abduraimov: Shadows of my ancestors (Alpha-Classics)
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
A Labour of unrequited love
It will take more than vague apologetic gestures to redeem the Labour Party
The Post Office scandal
Legislation to resolve the injustice is not as straightforward as it seems