Heat Wave
Some like it chilled
Summer is the perfect time for cold soup
The heat is on
We need to rethink our use of water
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.