ADF International
Sturgeon’s shoddy summit
Buffer zones are at odds with basic civil liberties
Thank fox I’m not a QC
Why I stood up to Jolyon Maugham, Twitter’s blocker-in-chief
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
Passing the baton to the offspring
Does maestro talent run in the genes?
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
We need a market-led course to net zero
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
Black holes and revelations
Keir Starmer has detected a previously unknown budgetary singularity from whose gravity no tax cuts can escape
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Sausage to fortune
Vague promises might haunt Starmer more than an embarrassing gaffe
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
