Rubbish
Our throwaway society
A trip to the waste disposal site provides an insight into human nature
Contra Hitchens on the election
It was reasonable not to vote to prevent a Labour majority
The rise of electoral sectarianism
Multiculturalism is reshaping British political life
Bedlam bingo
Sex, death, sado-masochism and blasphemy in a heady cocktail
Socialism with Starmerite characteristics
The coming-out party of the Labour moderates had distinctly totalitarian vibes
The Incredible Sulk
Nigel Farage is all about entertainment — not difficult questions
Newspeak
Language, landscapes and level crossings — is there nothing we can’t diversify, if we only dare to try?
Labour won’t survive unless it boosts living standards
People need hope that things can eventually get better
Anarchy in the UK
Until the Siege of Sidney Street, anarchism had been tolerated in England
The Turner Prize’s identity crisis
The art establishment has revived competent drawing in spite of itself
The renovation of the Heal’s Building
Londoners are sentimental about the early-twentieth-century Tottenham Court Road store, Heal’s
Planning for success
Even with its huge majority, Labour has a finite amount of political capital. It should spend a great deal of it on planning reform