Patrick Vallance
Surely the final series
Script writers attempt to spice up “Covid briefings” with the Brazilian variant
If Brady is blocked – what next?
Conservative backbenchers are considering their options
Two men and a Boris
Three is the magic number. Or six. We don’t know what the magic number is
Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile
One small step for Jenrick…
…one giant disappointment for Mel Stride
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
A manifesto for the fun police state
The IPPR recommendations would do more harm to your freedoms than good for your health
March of the guys
How did one honorific colonise our language?
Exilic yearnings
Miklos Rozsa: violin concerto (LSO Live)
Accidental Orientalism
Britain has been reduced to selling a cheap simulacrum of its history
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
The perversity of the Oasis reunion
The cultural optimism of the nineties has been lost
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
