Castle Tavern
Big news reaches a small town
Where was I when the Berlin Wall fell and Margaret Thatcher resigned?
One small step for Jenrick…
…one giant disappointment for Mel Stride
Neither beautiful, nor true
The new Fourth Plinth commission creates moral and artistic confusion
Up with expertise, down with experts
Politicians should be informed by experts but not led by them
Towards a shared Englishness
There is a third way between civic nationalism and ethno-nationalism
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
The authorities are inept sheriffs of social media
Politicians, the police and the judiciary should stop trying to control a landscape they do not understand
The Tory beauty contest
The good, the bad, the ugly and the downright embarrassing
Are we being watched?
Secretive Covid-era “spy” agency repurposed to monitor social media during riots
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
