sobel Williams Carcanet
Cheeky blinder
Isobel Williams’s treatment of selected poems is literary charcuterie, as neat as it is naughty
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
On the death of pets
It is not losing a human, but it is losing a loved one
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
Landscapes of allusion and illusion
On the architecture of recreation
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
Kemi Badenoch has a problem with the truth
From wokeness, to housing, to immigration her words don’t match the facts
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
