John Bercow
Outside his bailiwick
John Bercow’s podcast is me me me, with a side order of sycophancy
The perils of a speaker unchained
Bercow remains a grim warning about what a politician can still do in the chair, if he puts his mind to it
A vengeful pursuit of political power
Natascha Engel reviews Unspeakable by John Bercow
Who made parliament woke?
Parliamentary authorities are driving the social justice agenda all by themselves
Not everyone has a novel in them
Literature is the only art in which, it seems, every neophyte is convinced they can succeed
Why Labour has the best history books
Labour continues to blunder down that long blind Blairite alleyway, unable to turn back or find an exit
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
Queen of Hearts
Perturbed to find Diana has a starring role in Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
It’s time to transition babies
Even in the womb, many foetuses can sense their own trans identity
Giants and pygmies
Some stop-gap leaders of the opposition were never intended to be potential prime ministers
Vanishing act
Jeremy Hunt did not, in fact, pull a rabbit out of his hat
Why we should question the charge of “Islamophobia”
Valid criticism of beliefs and behaviour should not be equated with hateful bigotry
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
Liberal gerontocracy and its discontents
Fewer young people supporting more old people has become an unsustainable situation
