Pets
On the death of pets
It is not losing a human, but it is losing a loved one
The joy of pets
Pet ownership is one of life’s simple pleasures, but it also lifts the soul
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
Merkel the Disaster
The sad dolts in the room are wrong about the former German chancellor
England is not yet lost
Where else would you rather be from?
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
Invasion literature
It couldn’t happen here. Right?
