Dune
Breathtaking… and empty
The formidably long run-time of Dune leaves viewers with little world-building and a lack of colour
Have the police criminalised being “openly Jewish”?
It is unacceptable for the police to blame the victims of potential bigotry
Laugh to hide the tears
Rishi Sunak was desperate to appear on top form before the Liaison Committee
A dentist’s appointment for Liam
Rishi discovers he is more appealing to the voters when he’s not there
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
William Wilberforce and England’s forgotten saints
The Clapham Saints and their efforts to reform British manners have been unjustly and unwisely forgotten
Don’t take the vapes!
Will there be no end to the government’s embrace of prohibitionism?
Less than an animal?
It is surely wrong that animal foetuses enjoy more protection under the law than human ones
The sculptor’s funeral
The death of Imogen Stuart represents the passing of an Ireland that built, rather than destroyed
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
Against Michaela multiculturalism
The school does not offer a successful model of integration for Britain
Rugby’s debt to Mrs T
Rugby league was transformed from a fringe working-class activity into part of national life