Drink
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
The Government thinks Britain has a drink-driving problem. It doesn’t
Labour’s proposed new drink-driving laws are a needless imposition that won’t improve safety
Against the Guinness cult
It is time we stopped making so much fuss about a distinctly average beer
Bad public health research could drive a man to drink
No, alcohol consumption has not spiked since the pandemic
We need a sugar tax revolt
The sugar tax has not made us healthier but it has made our drinks less delicious
Surprising reds from an old empire
Austria’s reds are rich in flavour, if not always heritage
Leave our pubs alone
New public health proposals are missing the pint
Ireland’s forgotten wine history
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle
How bad is the news on booze?
And how bad are the ideas for curbing consumption?
The end of another prohibitionist myth
There is no good evidence that adverts for alcohol increase consumption
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
London is broken
Local politics can’t offer the renewal our nation’s capital desperately needs
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?