Roald Dahl
Speaking English is colonial terrorism
In fact, what’s so good about speech anyway?
Is it time to cancel Roald Dahl – or to celebrate him?
We should treat Roald Dahl as a naïve and unworldly man who never entirely left the realm of make-believe
The vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
There is more to ethics than “#BeKind”
It is not cruel to fear the consequences of legalising assisted dying
Roger Scruton’s naive nationalism
Cultural nationalism is an ill-fitting model for the modern nation state
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
When the farmers took on Starmer
It was an inspiring day in London as farmers resisted Labour’s class warfare
The problem with petty scandals
They distract us from state failure and institutional decay
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
The restless life of a very bourgois rebel
Gauguin was not an artist who lent himself to categorisation