Henry Channon
Chips, with everything
Mr Heffer has produced a monumental second volume on Henry ‘Chips’ Channon to match his first
World-class snob, first-class diarist
Andrew Roberts says that in these diaries, Channon takes snobbery to a truly pathological level
Is Beer the solution to all of life’s problems?
The Unaccountability Machine: Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions — And How The World Lost its Mind. By Dan Davies
It isn’t ageist to want Joe Biden to drop out
People are concerned about his condition, not his age
Ireland’s surrogacy scandal
The Irish inferiority complex grasps at any first — no matter how low
Gifted children
How does one wrap a bank transfer?
The Critic
No they haven’t put the mag on the silver screen just yet, but its still worth watching
Is Britain’s future still being determined in Europe?
The European Court of Human Rights continues to shape policy here in the UK
Portraits in cowardice
Conservative MPs need to rediscover their spines if they want to be effective
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
The problem with precarity
Professional insecurity is harming workers and institutions alike
Is “progressive realism” either?
Weighing up the rights and wrongs of the Lammy Doctrine
Carelessness in the community
Who are the “community leaders” who are currently shaping police policy in Birmingham?
