Captain Tom
In defence of the Ingram-Moores
Don’t blame them; blame yourself
The cult of Captain Tom is dead
Brits should stop gorging on sentimentality
Adding injury to insult
The role of criminal law is to punish harm, not enforce politeness
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
Donald Trump should not heed the call of foreign policy hawks
The world is not split neatly between good guys and bad guys
Defend the bishops’ bench
Removing the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords would be constitutional vandalism
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
Take a bow
This season’s must-have neckwear is a sartorial two-fingered salute to life
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
An open letter on academic free speech
Calls for more intellectual openness are not a defence of Islamists and Holocaust deniers. A response to Mark Ferguson MP
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
