HMRC
Killing the London Custom House
It’s every bland, soulless, “luxury” hotel development that has been proposed for the past thirty years
Two Britains
Former Labour MP Natascha Engel says the country divides on our relationship with HMRC
Drying up
How canals retreated into quiet obscurity
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief
End of the Biden farce?
The President’s fragility has been obvious for years — but was he ever in control?
Plain English by committee
The effect of the Woolf reforms was to replace one set of legal jargon with another
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
A Labour of unrequited love
It will take more than vague apologetic gestures to redeem the Labour Party
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
He’s not the messiah, he’s a transwoman
Transsexual Apostate is a disturbing book, written for disturbing times
Sunak, false equivalence and the phantom far right
There is no comparison between the threat of Islamism and the threat of the far right
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
