Reform
Plain English by committee
The effect of the Woolf reforms was to replace one set of legal jargon with another
Britons need real ownership, not feudal leaseholds
We should shake up an outdated and restrictive system that offers a simulation of property ownership
Why Reform is rubbish
Its top-heavy structure and patchy talent mean it cannot seize a massive opportunity
Alas, poor Nigel!
What is Reform without Nigel Farage?
Our inquiry problem
British public inquiries take forever and achieve too little
A little less conversation
The UK is drowning in discourse
The emptiness of the “abolish” meme
Reform doesn’t sound quite as exciting
Unobtrusively superlative
A quietly brilliant Chelsea staple where the food practically tap dances off the fork
Legal laughs
Legal “humour” is seldom more than mildly amusing
A talented pianist and a battered piano
Bezhod Abduraimov: Shadows of my ancestors (Alpha-Classics)
A discordant song
Classical music may be the worst casualty of identitarian politics
How Britain fell in love with cars
From Wind in the Willows to Wodehouse, cars captured the imagination
Jerry Seinfeld is wrong about comedy
Wokeness has exacerbated the decline of sitcoms and stand-up, but it is not the cause
The Irish should reject the new hate speech bill
It threatens free speech while offering dubious benefits for society
The Met is watching you
We are passively accepting the development of a society of hyper-surveillance
Retail politics
Beware a politician who has a book to sell
Struggles of a veteran matador
Familiarity can make the heart grow cooler, but greatness can still prevail
The Cass Review is not the end
Gender ideologues are not going to give up in the face of facts
