Prohibitionism
Don’t let the government poach your pouch
A moral panic is brewing over nicotine pouches
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
Don’t ban the billboards
Campaigns against advertising are pure public health fanaticism
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
The public health fanatics have a new enemy in their sights
Don’t take the vapes!
Will there be no end to the government’s embrace of prohibitionism?
The end of another prohibitionist myth
There is no good evidence that adverts for alcohol increase consumption
“Public health” doubles down
Prohibitionists are never satisfied
The anti-gambling house of cards
Gambling and the simplistic dogma of public health
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
Kemi Badenoch has a problem with the truth
From wokeness, to housing, to immigration her words don’t match the facts
A constructive opposition
The age of Badenoch is off to a suitably farcical start
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
The Sturgeon delusion
How the former SNP leader inspired hope and then squandered it
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
