In praise of the fruit of the barley
This is an enthusiastic and fluent guide to the world of beer, with an understanding that what makes it such a joy is to do with how it makes us feel
Tierless? (Starmer’s version)
Taxpayer-funded escorts for celebrities, criminal neighbours for normal Brits
Death on demand?
Euthanasia offers only bad choices to the most vulnerable patients
The Worlds of Marco Polo: The Journey of a Thirteenth-Century Venetian Merchant; Palazzo Ducale, Venice
For millennia all that was rare, exquisite, gorgeous and strange traversed the “Silk Road”
The riots and the social media blame game
Politicians blaming social media for the riots are hiding from state failings
Labour has a conspiracy problem
Dawn Butler MP should reevaluate her eccentric ideas
Art as collateral
Making art mean something again
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Moving in mysterious ways
Normally, a warning comes with some kind of threat
The spectre of dissent
Authoritarian impulses have taken root in the British state, as Keir Starmer continues to crack down on speech online
Two-tier justice in Northern Ireland
Why do only some killings deserve investigation?
Turning shares into swords
The Church doesn’t invest in defence companies, but it prays you continue to do so
