Dressing Up
Ties out, tattoos in
Whether ties are out or tattoos are in, there is a performative aspect that in both cases can hide a murkier if not awful truth
The devils that made me a dandy
Joseph Connolly’s enduring passion for sartorial splendour was driven by a childhood addiction to the glamour of TV
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
Disaster zone
It’s a big job says Keir Starmer, and it’s not our mess we’ll be clearing up
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
The dangerous rise of egg harvesting
Women should not be encouraged to undergo a dangerous and unnecessary procedure
The death of conservatism?
Individually and collectively, we must choose life
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
The return of non-crime hate incidents
Labour are attacking free speech through the back door
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures