Investing
The problem with Rachel Reeves’s pension pretensions
Bigger funds are not the key to effective investments
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
Going off script
The only thing worse than Kemi Badenoch’s scripted questions are her unscripted questions
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
The new equality bar
Is the Bar Standards Council really fit to enforce a proposed raft of new equality rules?
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Centre for a vassal state
Why is a think tank dedicated to “Inclusive Trade” trying to tie the UK to EU imports?
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war