Everyday Lies
A very innocent man
Donald Trump is innocent squared. He never does, or is, anything by halves
Prophetic warnings
Error is the joy of pedants, be the error serious or trivial
“Forced”
Here they walk, they can do no other
“Problematic” art
This kind of adolescent tripe passes these days for thought
The W-word
The idea that the sex of a person is simply a matter of choice is a giant ideological lie
Taking Pride
If sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore nothing to be ashamed of, then it can be nothing to be proud of either
Falling into addiction
Drug addiction is not something that just happens to you
A crime gone tragically wrong
Which crimes go wonderfully right?
We apologise for the inconvenience to your journey
Against the neutralisation of harm
The TV boss who decides what you watch
Or does he?
Where are the real statesmen?
Neither populists nor managerialists can rule
It’s OK to be angry about socialism
It is perverse that this chronic failure of an ideology endures
Labour’s looming constitutional vandalism
A Labour landslide will complete the Blairite destruction of Britain’s unique constitution
The grey vote will not save the Tories
Appealing to older voters is failing as an electoral strategy
Can we balance re-enchantment and reality?
We should not throw out the civilisational baby with the consumerist bathwater
Back in the big time
It is tempting to explain the turnaround in two words: “Unai” and “Emery”
Post election rundown
Three very sleepy men discuss the election result
The BBC can be a drag
The priorities of its reporting, especially on gender issues, can be absurd
Gelding: the pros
Bring back the castratos? Might as well
Death by red tape
“Soft cancellation” is the preferred tool of institutionalised censoriousness
The scarlet letter
A touchy-feely Labour government must embrace the ugly reality of business
