Drinks
The spirit of Lent
If you must forego wine, try cocktails instead
All things alcohol
Wine, beer, brandy and the ultimate hangover cure
A whole pot of Rosie
Drinks for a downpour
It’s a wrap
London seems like a brave new world after touching down from Venice
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
Spotify Wrapped is good for the soul
On the joys of exploring a year in music
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
Too many silences in this book about music
The hazy treatment of what “music” even entails falls flat
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
Revising Roman rottenness
The monsters of old can teach us about the monsters of today
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
