British Rail
Beeching’s brutal legacy
The wounds of our lost railways still linger
What’s ugly, basic and has no walls?
The ExploreStation initiative has produced a nowhere-design which serves nobody
Back to the future
The new Great British Railways should abolish the garish sweet shop designs of today’s trains and look to the glorious liveries of the past
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
Journeys in Genderland
The stories of people caught up in the madness of gender ideology are beyond belief
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world
Not much COP
Holding the climate summit in Baku displays brazen hypocrisy
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
