Fine Wine
California dreaming
The delight of discovering an affordable California blend
The intoxicating fizz of success
English wines add something unique to the world’s spectrum of flavours
Venal vintages
The murky world of wine collecting
The man who liberated the Ritz
David Bruce: “the last American aristocrat” renowned for his oenophilia
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
The big bang
On the ecological repercussions and economic contributions of big shoots
He’s not the messiah, he’s a transwoman
Transsexual Apostate is a disturbing book, written for disturbing times
Mass confusion
The Conservative elites are no match for superheroines like Greta Thunberg and Charlotte Proudman
Judith Butler has a projection problem
It is she, not gender-critical feminists, who seems to be afraid
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
Hatred and mental illness are not mutually exclusive
Violent men being mentally ill need not make broader societal phenomena irrelevant
Why are we ignoring the slaughter in Sudan?
There is no excuse for indifference when we pay such close attention to other wars
Of course the culture wars matter
It is people who trivialise them who are not taking politics seriously
