Narcissism
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
One of the greats
Bathos, fatalism, heartbreak: these are the pillars of a MacColl song
Defend the bishops’ bench
Removing the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords would be constitutional vandalism
After Covid
English towns have a long road to economic recovery
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
The triumph of Irish populism
The three major parties went with what is popular, rather than what is right
Is the law going coconuts?
The acquittal of a pro-Palestine protestor on free speech grounds should not be a one-off
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Prince
Is he simply a desperate chancer, or a genuine threat to British interests?
The empty road to serfdom
“Vision Zero” is a tyrannical anti-driving dream
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
