Monty Python
Knights to remember
This must not be read within 2 metres of another sketch, unless you are in a bubble with John Crace
Paul Heaton: an undervalued musical genius
For all his success, Heaton remains surprisingly niche – which is probably just how he likes it
Brexit Endgame
If the Finance Bill doesn’t appear next week, Brexiteers can assume the Withdrawal Agreement is here to stay
Heads should roll after the BBC’s coverage of the Capitol Hill riot
Under Fran Unsworth, the BBC’s news and current affairs output has let us down again and again
Malaysia’s former PM says the French think insulting people is “a human right”
Kapil Komireddi interviews Dr Mahathir Mohamad about the decapitation of Samuel Paty in France, China’s treatment of Muslims, Kashmir, Brexit, and Jewish influence.
The religion of human rights
The reaction to the government’s Independent Human Rights Act Review suggests we are in distinct danger of succumbing to a destructively progressive cult
In praise of the Midlands
The Midlands are hurried through, unappreciated on the way to somewhere else
Lockdown sceptics are society’s gadflies
‘I can’t agree with Alistair Haimes that the arrival of vaccines should change how we feel about lockdowns’
Hajdúszoboszló on my mind
Tibor Fischer in Budapest muses on Hungary’s fractious political alliance
Condemned to a life sentence
We treat prisoners of war better than care home residents
Britain’s love affair with port
Henry Jeffrey’s recommends a selection of port for Christmas 2020