Émile Zola
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
A writer unsure who he wanted to be
Emile Zola: A Determined Life by Robert Lethbridge; Émile Zola: Writing Modern Life by Rachel Bowlby
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
How EDI corrupts public life
It compels people to accept falsehoods in the name of equality
The masculinity crisis is a porn crisis
We have to do more to challenge the reshaping of culture by pornography
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
Beef and Brexit prosperity
High beef prices are a symptom of a deeper problem—Britain has left the EU, but not its economic mindset.
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
The Symphony’s Indian summer
Imagine hearing a symphony for the first time
Marketing masters
Catching the eye of a buyer in the social media era
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets