John Lewis-Stempel
Paean to a green and pleasant land
The finest living example of that perennial English type, the countryman-writer
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
IPSO has to go
A regulator built to uphold standards has become a partisan censor — the right must walk away before it is too late
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
The case for vapes
Arguments for prohibitionism disappear in a cloud of vapour
Ring engagement
The Mash meets The Ring!
Unreadable red bile
This anti-capitalist screed is profoundly and irredeemably fatuous
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
Good enough for politics
We should be more willing to declare some political problems solved