Covid
Democracy muzzled
Peter Hitchens says Covid masks are a potent symbol of the West’s headlong flight from Enlightenment values
Will there ever be a good Covid protest song?
A decent lockdown protest song is about as likely as a vaccine before Christmas
Wherefore art thou, America?
The United States’s travel ban makes us all poorer
The Keynesian comeback
The coronavirus pandemic has allowed policymakers to revive discredited economic theories
Is Boris Boris’s worst enemy?
Let’s ask Michael. Where is Michael? Who put that knife there?
The risk in a second lockdown is clear
Everyone suffering in pursuit of impossible promises is pointless
Unquestionably Whitty and Vallance
The outlook is grey, no questions
Are socially distanced festivals the future of entertainment?
Appledore book festival has paved the way for Covid-friendly entertainment in the UK
Matt Hancock: Obstinate or Innumerate?
The Health Secretary’s latest statistical blunder shows his wishful thinking
Bullfighting à la mode
Christopher North says French aficionados are more demanding than the Spanish
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
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
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
A taste of history
Travel to Italy to savour the majestic “Barolo of the South”
Why does the establishment want to harm farms?
The Government expects farmers to act as environmental agents of the state
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
Why the Democrats cannot be populists
It goes against the managerial nature of the party
