George Osborne
In defence of Political Currency
Not all podcasts by middle-aged politicians are the same
Osborne’s joyless crusade
Are times not hard enough already?
Close, but no cigar
Dilyn the Dog and Bozzo have been playing dress up
George Osborne: the British Museum’s highest-profile exhibit?
As the architect of austerity against culture and the arts, is the former Chancellor really the right man for the job?
The small matter of Britain’s interest in China
To many Britons, China is a large country, far away
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
Should there be set texts for MPs?
Establishment ignorance of the texts we should be governed by is endangering the United Kingdom
The Post Office scandal
Legislation to resolve the injustice is not as straightforward as it seems
The big winner of recent opinion polling is despair
As we approach the next election, few people are optimistic about Sunak or Starmer
Postcards from before the war
It is no longer possible to reflect upon Israeli culture as if the “Question of Palestine” could be brushed aside
Vibe supremacy
The right has a coolness problem, and Ben Shapiro rapping is not going to help
In praise of borrowed ideas
AI will not be the death of creativity, and could even enhance it
Ghostbusted
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is heroically pointless
Grandmasters: a meeting of great minds
Napoleon and Goethe: Touchstone of Genius by Raymond Keene
Tragicomedy at the UN
The limp United Nations cannot be trusted to support the victims of tyranny
Free speech and fashionable hypocrisy
Between the Tory government and the University and College Union, will anyone be consistent?
