Patrick Porter
The flaws of liberalism
On a range of issues liberal politicians pursued policies opposed by voters
Pandæmonium
Better to reign in hell than serve in government
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
BoJo’s Life of Johnson
Exclusive extracts of perhaps the best autobiography by a former Conservative prime minister called Boris
Reading Winston Churchill
Half a century on, we’re still learning more about Britain’s most famous Prime Minister
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
Is “progressive realism” either?
Weighing up the rights and wrongs of the Lammy Doctrine
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
The perversity of the Oasis reunion
The cultural optimism of the nineties has been lost
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
Post-truth medicine
Gender clinics offer a charade that relies on the symbols of evidence-based medicine
