Peter Oborne
The odd world of Peter Oborne
How has a far-sighted conservative commentator fallen so far?
Cancelling Trevor Phillips
Suspending Phillips didn’t advance Labour’s claim they are the party of anti-racism
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
50 years ago…
Ali dances, bounces, beckons Foreman on, matador against bull
Spotify Wrapped is good for the soul
On the joys of exploring a year in music
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
The costs of assisted suicide
The trade-offs are real and extremely serious
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
In praise of Elon Musk
He deserves respect for his defence of free expression online
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
Boris the Innocent
The Johnsonian lexicon has yet to incorporate the word “responsibility”
