David Hare
Spare us easy satire
Satire is supposed to be the unsayable, not virtue-signalling two-bit doggerel
Drop the agitprop
David Hare is an extraordinarily accomplished writer when he doesn’t revert to contemporary politics
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 Lost Gardens of London
The war between city and greenery is eternal; the concrete and asphalt seeks open land to engulf
On the King’s Road to ruin
The decline of commerce on Chelsea’s celebrated street is a worrying sign for London
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
Explaining the Boriswave
How and why the Conservatives betrayed their voters on immigration
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
Will Syria’s Christians really be safe under HTS?
The evidence, alas, gives little cause for optimism
Procedural Man
The Process is good, the Process is correct, no matter what, trust the Process
The WASPI women should blame themselves
No injustice has been done to them
