Relationship
McCain and Me
David Smith reminisces on his relationship with John McCain
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Junk food? More like junk statistics
New claims about the costs of obesity are wildly exaggerated
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
A constructive opposition
The age of Badenoch is off to a suitably farcical start
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
You can’t legislate away hatred
Don’t just do something, stand there
Hoorah for winter!
Life comes alive again in October when you can start anticipating proper National Hunt racing
