Coronavirus Act 2020
My amendment achieved its aim
greater scrutiny will act as a discipline on ministers and their advisers
If Brady is blocked – what next?
Conservative backbenchers are considering their options
Graham Brady’s Covid rebellion has the numbers to succeed
Tory MPs are ready to rebel against government by decree
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Prince
Is he simply a desperate chancer, or a genuine threat to British interests?
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Accidental Orientalism
Britain has been reduced to selling a cheap simulacrum of its history
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
Leave our pubs alone
New public health proposals are missing the pint
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
Passing the baton to the offspring
Does maestro talent run in the genes?
You reap what you sow
Poor Daniel Zeichner was left to face the outrage that the Budget had caused
