Smoking
Match made in heaven
Once a habit that cut across class, smoking is now masochistic comfort for the dispossessed
Is it time to get our thinking caps on?
Rev Steve Morris explains how we can repurpose the smoking cap away from the dandies and back to functional wear
Crocodile Keir
For all of Sunak’s shoddy timing, Starmer’s opportunism was pathetic
Jonathan Glazer’s speech was an affirmation of Jewishness
Critics who accuse him of denying his identity have things backwards
Ukraine cannot avoid partition
Ukraine must not capitulate and demilitarise, but de-facto partition is now an inevitability
Reform the police, don’t deform the police
The Met Police’s Gangs Matrix might have been flawed but it served an important purpose
The Met is watching you
We are passively accepting the development of a society of hyper-surveillance
Why this new book will pass unnoticed
Columnist Steve Sailer’s views on genetics and IQ have placed him beyond the pale for bien pensant reviewers
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
Taking Pride
If sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore nothing to be ashamed of, then it can be nothing to be proud of either
Don’t ban the billboards
Campaigns against advertising are pure public health fanaticism
All smoke and no fire
An Impact Assessment on prohibiting cigarettes is unconvincing