Asparagus
The etymology and delight of asparagus
If asparagus is white and thick, it is too good to use as a garnish
Green shoots
Hephzibah Anderson heads for the allotment
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
The asylum seeker will see you now
We should not legitimise illegal migration and its damaging effects
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground
The sickness of Sickfluencers
Social media and AI are enabling the exploitation of our benefits system
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion