Downing Street Press Conference
Is Boris Johnson just a boy who can’t say ‘No’?
The prime minister always says “come on, let’s go” – jist when he orta say nix!
Matt’s Hunted look
The Parkour Secretary is just waiting for his call up
The limits of optimism
Like Mr Stimpson in the film Clockwise, Boris Johnson is learning about the perils of fostering hope
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
Slavery did not create Britain’s wealth
A bogus narrative is obscuring history and diminishing our national pride
Let’s change the cultural meaning of the penis
Our genitals do not entitle us to anything
A masterpiece in miniature
Taneyev, Schumann: Piano quintets (Signum)
Mirabel Chevenix
Grande dame
A Good Read should be better
Some weeks there are comedians and groovy journalists — others it’s groovy journalists and comedians
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
Laugh to hide the tears
Rishi Sunak was desperate to appear on top form before the Liaison Committee
Smartphones are not the source of all social ills
Phones and social media are easy scapegoats for our all too human follies
Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
Kilkenny’s golden age
A fascinating exploration of Irish history could have been better and more comprehensively illustrated
