Beat Generation
Betjeman the beat poet
Recalling a thrilling collaboration between the poet and a group of oddball musicians
On and off the road
Jack Kerouac’s reputation should rest on his whole oeuvre — not just his most famous novel
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
Saving my own bacon
Only the particularly pig-headed will stick it out in the pork farming business
Disposable women?
Middle-aged women are routinely ignored and dismissed by society — it is time for that to change
Who’s ready for the Equality Levy?
Birmingham’s bankruptcy is a portrait of Britain’s future
The end of another prohibitionist myth
There is no good evidence that adverts for alcohol increase consumption
Arresting the fertility crisis
Britain needs more babies — and it is far from alone
Winning the argument, losing the country
Winning debates is all well and good, but it does not represent political progress
It’s not rocket science
It all goes wrong when arts departments start imitating research universities
Laugh to hide the tears
Rishi Sunak was desperate to appear on top form before the Liaison Committee