Boris Johnson
Is he bovvered?
Boris can do compassion. When he can be bothered.
The modern age in lists
Plain in view, huge and hateful, all disguise cast off
Boris and Saj go large
Covid cases are going back up – so, time to get the party started
Mission Accomplished!
It’s important not to try too hard to remember what was and wasn’t illegal during the various lockdowns
Rogue male
Scoundrel, liar, cheat and toady, George MacDonald Fraser’s Flashman is a creation of genius and a bracing antidote to our timid age
Bursting Boris’s bubble
Labour has found an attack line that has the benefit of being true
This won’t hurt Boris more than it hurts you
I trust you’ve brought enough of that public spending for everyone?
Dilyn the dog gets a gift from Huawei
…and meets Bozza’s independent advisor on standards
All the world’s a stage
For Boris there’s no difficulty transitioning from panel shows to PMQs
The court of King Boris
Our everyday politics are court politics and Boris Johnson is king in all but name
How Britain has imported Bangladeshi politics
A failure to take immigration and integration seriously means that Britain has to deal with other nation’s problems
Are all Christians monks?
George Guiver’s book exudes down-to-earthiness, bordering on irreverence
The Saad facts
A spirited but disappointing screed against wokeness
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
Up-and-down towns
The rise and fall of English towns in the 1960s and 80s
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Badenoch’s “muscular liberalism” is a non-starter
The Conservative leader sounds hopelessly out of touch
Is this what winning looks like?
Reform UK supporters are growing weary of infighting and weak rhetoric
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
