The Misdirection of the Fat Police
Focusing on obesity distracts from the real reasons we’ve had such high death rates
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read