I’m Sorry Prime Minister
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
Our new five-party system
First-past-the-post no longer means
an electoral carve-up between the
Tories and Labour, allowing “fringe”
parties real political influence
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
Will Andy crash and Burnham?
The Manchester man is going to face the same constraints as Keir Starmer
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological