Local Lockdown
Should all England be a Greater Manchester?
Neither Starmer nor Johnson know if local lockdowns are any more effective than national lockdowns. But both have dug-in to their positions.
Spotify Wrapped is good for the soul
On the joys of exploring a year in music
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
Tough women take on the bad guys
When it comes to spy dramas and domestic angst, less is very definitely more
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
Defend the bishops’ bench
Removing the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords would be constitutional vandalism
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place