Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
We have to tame Big Tech
We must act to regulate social media before it does a lot more damage
Won over by a stately Italian saga
A fictional Italian president and a cinema spin-off
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
Givers and takers
Britain needs a fairer and more moral economic system
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?