Artillery Row
Don’t worry, novelists are still envious and bitter
Unlike Douglas Murray, John Self thinks the satirical novel isn’t dead
Giving straight white men all the best jobs isn’t always good news
Why should we expect BBC lifer Tim Davie to end BBC bias or high pay?
The risk in a second lockdown is clear
Everyone suffering in pursuit of impossible promises is pointless
Unquestionably Whitty and Vallance
The outlook is grey, no questions
In praise of political tittle-tattle
Lady Swire’s new memoir dishes the dirt on the Cameronian Government
Are socially distanced festivals the future of entertainment?
Appledore book festival has paved the way for Covid-friendly entertainment in the UK
Free to disagree
The Scottish Government drastically needs to rethink its approach to hate crime
Friendly fire
Can Unionists better game Scotland’s two vote electoral system than the Nats?
Boris Relief: the Tory telethon you’ve been waiting for
Dig deep, otherwise Carrie will have to publish her diaries
Can George Galloway keep Scotland British?
The Alliance 4 Unity is the wildcard in Scottish politics
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
Working with Woods
There have been too few honest explorations into the intrinsic link between woods and humans
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Will London fall?
If the Greens take London, what might happen to policing?
It’s not a level pitch
Where did it all go wrong for Crystal Palace?
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Carl Schmitt in Miami
Can Marco Rubio establish a new American system in Latin America?