1983
I’m done with po-faced politicians
We have long since lost the spirit of 1983
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
Crocodile Keir
For all of Sunak’s shoddy timing, Starmer’s opportunism was pathetic
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
Britain must develop economic resilience
The Houthis have exposed our devastating economic insecurity
Finding the middle ground
Where do the acts too big for pubs but too small for arenas play?
Against rights radicalism
A noble cause has mutated into an obstructive and anti-democratic force
The problem with e-mortality
Techno-utopians are failing reason and failing technology
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
Brussels, capital city of Surrealism
In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places
Keep your shirt on
Don your white shirt with a flash of scarlet à la the fashion bitches