Matthew d’Ancona
Flawed analysis of illiberal culture
d’Ancona is guilty of the same kind of arrogance and bad faith he identifies in other liberals
Talk of conscription is pure fantasy politics
We do not have the forces, the seriousness or the need for a major ground war
The stench of Chanel No 5
Set mainly in Nazi-occupied Paris, The New Look tells the story of Coco Chanel and Christian Dior
Could it be magic?
Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa by Anthony Grafton
The reality of tobacco control
To have a law does not mean that it will be respected
Behind the sofa government
Current Tory strategy consists in hiding and hoping the voters don’t notice the mess
Venice’s tortuous tourist tax
How much public money has been wasted on a scheme which will be quietly retired?
No, Liz Truss did not crash the economy
The Conservatives should be brave enough to take on this stupid talking point
Let the blood-letting begin
The Conservative Party must change radically if it is ever to gain power again
Do hurt people hurt people?
This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted
The problem with e-mortality
Techno-utopians are failing reason and failing technology
Web of lies
We can combat misinformation with scepticism and content provenance technology
