George Lansbury
The road to Hartlepool pier
The bourgeoisification of Labour isn’t new. It was catalogued in Orwell’s scabrously entertaining dissection of socialism
A discordant song
Classical music may be the worst casualty of identitarian politics
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief
A mum’s place is in the Irish constitution
Ireland’s constitution is rare in protecting mothers, so why change this?
The bad old days
The “golden years” of publishing were characterised by booze, bullying and amateurishness
Something in the Bath water
Liberal Democrats are ruining a beautiful city with pointless regulations and Remainer spite
Bumps in the road
British roads, like Britain itself, need a lot of maintenance work
Allocating blame in the name of climate change
Dwelling on the question of historical responsibility for climate change helps no one
How big a problem is problem gambling?
Jolyon Maugham should not roll the dice on opposing GambleAware
The worm (re)turns
Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same