Period Drama
The stench of Chanel No 5
Set mainly in Nazi-occupied Paris, The New Look tells the story of Coco Chanel and Christian Dior
The past speaks for itself
The problem with modern period drama
In defence of the Netflix Persuasion
It is a satire of modern vanities, not a screw-up
Murders for early December
Pass the time by these passages into times present and past: post-war to Covid-era
10 years of Downton Abbey
What insights can period dramas give us into the past?
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
Will London fall?
If the Greens take London, what might happen to policing?
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters