Simone Hanna
Simone Hanna is a writer who discusses society and lifestyle issues. Follow her at @simonelhanna
The problem with politeness
The British aversion to seeming rude exposes us to ideological scolds
The sad decline of London pubs
Or, why the hell can I not get a drink after 9?
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
The return of non-crime hate incidents
Labour are attacking free speech through the back door
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
Bursting the myth of the “people’s war”
The Home Guard was not a nation-in-arms of the Jacobin kind
For Heaven’s sake, not Robert Jenrick
He’s the ideal candidate if you want the Conservatives to lose
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises