Bergerac
Grasping the nettle
Romeo runs into legal difficulties …
Rugby’s debt to Mrs T
Rugby league was transformed from a fringe working-class activity into part of national life
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
Against stakeholderism
How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making
He’ll never let the old flag fall
Lee Anderson will never stand for insult, especially the insult of never being invited round for dinner
All smoke and no fire
An Impact Assessment on prohibiting cigarettes is unconvincing
Stopping the devolution ratchet
More devolution will not solve the worst consequences of devolution
Talk of conscription is pure fantasy politics
We do not have the forces, the seriousness or the need for a major ground war
The Boy who never grew old
Eric Ravilious’s ethereal watercolours chime with today’s sensibilities
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
The conspiracy illusion
Marianna Spring is looking at the finger, not the moon
Democracy contra the majority
What does democracy mean if it is not related to the popular will?
