Neal Lawson
Don’t ban political lying
There is no excuse for lies, but trying to ban them might do more harm than good
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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
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Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
Should I buy Breaky Bottom?
England’ greatest vineyard is up for sale for the first time. Henry Jeffreys looks into whether it will make a good business proposition.
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Two cheers for Keir
Keir Starmer enjoyed a warm end to a chilly premiership
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade