SAS
Closet hippy of the SAS
Billingham is tight-lipped about his time in the SAS. His work afterwards provides the funniest anecdotes
What is Toryism for?
What has it done if it has not made a system it wishes to defend?
Israel, the ICJ and the plausibility of genocide
Commentators are misunderstanding the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
The authorities are inept sheriffs of social media
Politicians, the police and the judiciary should stop trying to control a landscape they do not understand
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them
Labour’s favourite banker
Questions can be asked about the relationship between the Labour Party and Anthony Watson
Why personal insults fail
Getting personal might be mean, but it is also ineffective
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
Swiftism’s role in saving the V&A Museum
The unconventional Englishness of the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired