Persuasion
In defence of the Netflix Persuasion
It is a satire of modern vanities, not a screw-up
Are the grown ups really back in charge?
Centrist commentators are wallowing in limp clichés instead of asking serious questions about policy
Latte populism
Nigel Farage wanders over to the wrong side of the tracks, clutching his coffee
Yachts wrong with the world
Donald Trump, whiteness, superyachts and other evils
Europe between the Seine and the Tiber
It is time for Paris and Rome to rethink sovereignty and their relationship with the EU
Medical science is oppressive
Illness and wellness are mere taxonomies of power
A bad man writes a worse book
Alastair Campbell’s new book is beneath the level of the bargain bin
Stop pampering the left’s attack dog
Hope not Hate are not a reliable judge of what constitutes dangerous extremism
Here be flagons
The temperance campaigners realised that a picture can achieve more than a thousand words of argument
Graham Topman: festival organiser
Roll up, roll up, it’s time for another festival of arts, ideas and Graham (mostly Graham)
The poverty of “Singapore-on-Thames”
Britain can take inspiration from other countries but it cannot merely imitate them