Issue: December 2020
NHS propaganda
No rainbow-painting child could possibly understand the relative performance, good or bad, of the NHS
Beyond parody
I have been de-platformed by Titania types and accused of every single phobia listed here
Bedtime reading for boomers
You will search in vain for a new life of any rocker who made his name after the advent of punk
Poignant power of cheap food
Would I read it if the subject wasn’t famous? One has to say yes, with chips and curry sauce
Into the festive spirit
Christopher Pincher enjoys a 2009 Margaux in a dining room steeped in historical scandal
The danger of rewriting history
There is a concerted attempt to reconstruct what children are taught about their history
A foodie in his element
The author is evenhanded and accurate about the nouvelle cuisine movement, says Paul Levy
How to beat the killjoys
A pared-back Christmas means we can at last bin the big bird, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Our human right to be kept in the dark
Andrew Tettenborn says we should be able to hear, read and say what we want without the threat of undemocratic human rights law
A feast, plain and simple
You wait ages for a decent Irish cookbook, then two arrive together, says Melanie McDonagh
