Meg Mason
Contemporary writing with a twist and a tug
In this month’s fiction selection, John Self discovers novels that successfully use their style to enhance rather than simply describe the story
EDI corrodes the rule of law
Embedding EDI in the work of barristers makes for bad law, not a good society
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
The US city on the banks of the Thames
Critics don’t care for Canary Wharf, considering it a monument of 1980s corporatism
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Trump’s first gambit fails
The Republican candidate was not as effective on the debate stage as he anticipated
The cinematic future is bright
“The End” is in sight for communal film-watching, right? Wrong
Bad tradwife manifesto
From have it all feminism to tradwife influencers, women are being given impossible ideals and taught to refuse limitations
The NHS need not depend on immigration
The shortage of British trainees is the result of a political choice
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
For Heaven’s sake, not Robert Jenrick
He’s the ideal candidate if you want the Conservatives to lose
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
We need a market-led course to net zero
