Brexit
The British-French border con
In the English Channel, France fails and the British government spins
Government to table Brexit Bill next week
Legislation designed to neuter the Withdrawal Agreement was welcomed by Brexiteers
No Finance Bill bad news for Brexiteers
Without a Finance Bill, the UK has ever decreasing options to avoid implementing the EU Withdrawal Agreement
Brexit Endgame
If the Finance Bill doesn’t appear next week, Brexiteers can assume the Withdrawal Agreement is here to stay
The offshoring of British social policy
Perhaps it is time we introduced bodies bankrolled by the UK taxpayer which support a commitment to democracy
Will Boris Johnson be the last Prime Minister of the UK?
The prime minister sees himself as the greatest unionist that has ever occupied Downing Street, yet it is he who is bringing the Union to the brink
John Longworth: My role in Brexit
…and why I broke away from Nigel Farage
When Brexit was unfashionable, he was there
Lord Stoddart of Swindon, 1926-2020
Dominic Cummings’s 2020 vision
Why didn’t Dom do data?
Decision time for the ERG
It may already be too late for backbench Brexiteers to cry “betrayal”
It’s time to stop the rot
Students denounced, lecturers cowed and managers with little interest in truth
Postcards from before the war
It is no longer possible to reflect upon Israeli culture as if the “Question of Palestine” could be brushed aside
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
The passage from India
The failings of Bazball, like the failings of Britain, are becoming more apparent
Open season
I’m trying to stick to wild game, venison and native beef— and monogamy too
Sunak stumbles
The Prime Minister spent half of the afternoon trying to extract his foot from his mouth
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
The enigma of Englishness
The English have debated their national nature for centuries
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
