Obituary
Sean Lock – the comedian’s comedian
Lock, who has died at the age of 58, was a popular figure on the UK comedy circuit — not bad for someone who described himself as “a miserable, authoritarian guy”
Richard Donner: an underrated director
Suggestions that Donner was a director-for-hire rather than a true auteur are harsh and inaccurate
Once a newspaperman
The true legacy of John Kay
The finest actress of her generation
How Helen McCrory blazed through her life and career like a comet
Leading the good life
Peter Ainsworth 1956-2021
The rise and fall of Bernie Madoff
The notorious fraudster Bernie Madoff has died in prison at the age of 82
Prince Philip — a public life
Alexander Larman looks at the life and duty of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who has died at the age of 99
Paul Ritter: a consummate scene-stealer
Alexander Larman recalls the life and legacy of Paul Ritter, who has died at the age of 54
Murray Walker and the end of Golden Age sports commentators
Murray Walker was the last of the great sports commentators who brought us unforgettable sporting moments and catchphrases which delighted a generation
Steven Spurrier: A class act of the wine world
Steven Spurrier, a British wine expert and a fixture at all London tastings, died this week at the age of 79
Thou shalt not pray?
The British state is ruthlessly prosecuting thoughtcrime
Tierless? (Starmer’s version)
Taxpayer-funded escorts for celebrities, criminal neighbours for normal Brits
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
Do our leaders understand the power grid at all?
It seems as if basic facts are being completely ignored
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
The new equality bar
Is the Bar Standards Council really fit to enforce a proposed raft of new equality rules?
Dress code
How did Starmer not know how it would look? (The donation, not the clothes)
What do Labour think a conversion therapy is?
There has to be a middle ground between complete denial and complete affirmation
A manifesto for the fun police state
The IPPR recommendations would do more harm to your freedoms than good for your health
The far enemy
The motivations for the 9/11 attacks are still misunderstood and moralised
