Levelling Up
Opera is not elitist
Tired stereotypes enable philistine governance
Levelling up to where?
The chatterati are in no place to lecture
Wedlocked
Why the Government squeamishness on mentioning marriage?
Grow Britain by getting out of the way
Gove has swallowed the opposition’s patronising rationalisations of Brexit, along with their economically illiterate solutions
Doubling down, not levelling up
Why Gove’s plan is dead on arrival
How big a problem is problem gambling?
Jolyon Maugham should not roll the dice on opposing GambleAware
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
The public health fanatics have a new enemy in their sights
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
London’s lamps live on
Thanks to the dedication of the Gasketeers, a beautiful tradition has been saved
In praise of borrowed ideas
AI will not be the death of creativity, and could even enhance it
Banning masks from protests is a bad idea
Anonymity can be essential to dissent against tyrannical regimes
A new low in anti-vape scaremongering
There is no great risk of oral cancer among vapers
The best of The Rest Is …
Sequel podcasts are emerging with the inevitability of sprouts from an old potato
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
Taking on the right-on with cold, hard facts
A practical manual for anyone who has no choice but to sit on committees with idealistic intellectuals
Women MPs should be representing women’s interests
It was ludicrous to talk about microaggressions in the aftermath of an alkaline attack
