Artillery Row
Performance politics (with Lola Salem)
On the multi-pronged campaign against reality
Putting politics at the heart of everything
The NHS should care about patients, not ideology
#metoo isn’t just for straight women
Gender ideology is threatening consent
William Golding and the curse of the dream
We must resist the lure of utopianism
Who do you think you are kidding, Mr. Literally Hitler?
Britain may be a fascist country, but the trains certainly don’t run on time
Not coming to a venue near you
How activists have forced a documentary film underground
The contradictions of Keir
Why is the Labour leader’s record such a muddle
How were we so wrong?
The Iraq invasion was never more than folly
Can we be heroes?
Cowardice is inescapable in British public life
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
Good enough for politics
We should be more willing to declare some political problems solved
Zelda Zingari
Arty types: the fashionable poet
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism