Andrew Birkin
Tragedy of the little Darlings
The relationship between J.M. Barrie and the real life Peter Pan was fatherly, friendly and perhaps something else
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
The untold story of Brexit
Part political history, part memoir, Matthew Elliott’s account captures the campaign that reshaped British politics
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers