Food
The sugar tax leaves a bitter taste
The evidence for an effect on health is dubious to non-existent
Ultra-processed fools
More misinformation about so-called UPFs
Canada’s indelicate delicacies
A tour of the ups and downs of Canadian cuisine
Earthy paradise
Exotic food at a Soho Sri Lankan restaurant
Dressing for dinner
On the salad course
Heaven is where the chefs are British
In praise, and not just defence, of British cooking
Who’s afraid of UPF? (Part 1)
The ultra-processed food scare is a backwards step for science
The real deal with meal deals
England needs a better lunchtime culture
Big business versus small consumer
Producers only get a hearing at the expense of consumers
Let them eat cake
Our food security deserves more attention
Christians are still being persecuted in Egypt
We should stand in defence of a beleaguered minority
The curse of super-councillors
MPs should not be focused on the local at the expense of the national
Beware of the K-Hype
The strange state of the States
Being economical with the truth
The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life). By George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison
Enough with the bigotry mind-reading
Why do people insist on jumping to the least generous interpretation possible?
The problem with right-wing natalism
No one actually knows how to raise birth rates
A right-wing youthquake?
Optimism about the zoomer right is premature
Doing something can be worse than doing nothing
The Gaza pier and the failings of a “do something” foreign policy
Big town life
Force for progress, loyalist fortress, or den of iniquity — the English town has been all of these, and more
The pointlessness of pintlessness
There is no case for slashing the drink-driving limit
The Venice Art Biennale
The overall tone is rather bloodless, smug and muted where one might hope for exhilaration
