Selfie
The self(ie)
Filters seduce, but what happens when the flattering reflection becomes a carnival mirror?
Defending an outdoor smoke
There is no rational argument for prohibition
Defend the arts … before it’s too late
It will take more than a new government and a bonfire of policy documents to put things right
Plague and progress
In the 17th century, disease drove social and urban change in England
Latte populism
Nigel Farage wanders over to the wrong side of the tracks, clutching his coffee
This isn’t about me
Who? Me? A future Conservative Party leader? Well, if you say so…
Slaying gay culture
How trans activists took over the once worthy gay rights struggle
The secret war of a wolf in chic clothing
Dudley Clarke had his fingers in many of the most interesting pies of covert operations in World War II
Lebanonisation in the UK
Sectarianism, crackdowns and ethnic tension are becoming the new normal in the UK
Can jokes in terrible taste ever be funny?
Wisecracks is clearly the work of an academic philosopher adept at teasing out fine distinctions between “offenses” and “harms”
Israel off the leash
For Benjamin Netanyahu, continuing the war is a matter of political survival, and he goes to America to raise support, not to listen to calls for peace
Waugh at war
Self-sacrifice, tradition and service seem to have been cast aside by today’s society
