Chris Whitty
Mission Accomplished!
It’s important not to try too hard to remember what was and wasn’t illegal during the various lockdowns
Surely the final series
Script writers attempt to spice up “Covid briefings” with the Brazilian variant
Two men and a Boris
Three is the magic number. Or six. We don’t know what the magic number is
Towards a hospitable environmentalism
Green ideas must transcend misanthropy and austerity
The public sector must reform or die
Too big to fail? It is too big to succeed
Lock her up
And, simultaneously, let him go
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
The mean queens of the book world
A rare case of a “progressive” employee facing consequences will not change the publishing industry
Cities of the mind
19th century English towns live on in our collective imagination
Labour is betraying women
From benefits to crime, Keir is letting women down
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
The truth about Notting Hill Carnival
We should be more honest about the dark side of the event
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well
The horrors of VAR
Technology is making the beautiful game less beautiful
