Richard Osman
Gyles Brandreth’s bon mots
An obsession with linguistic and historical marginalia has infected British culture
Pointless protest
Spare us the snooty superiority of “real” writers affronted by celebrity novels
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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Labour’s toxic medicine
The more they treat the symptoms of decline, the worse things get
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.
Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
Gambling on Cantonese cuisine
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses