Stephen Fry
King-sized ambition
The kind of revisionism to be expected from a northern bore
Does the trans issue drive women mad?
It is perfectly sane to challenge false ideas about reality
The cowardice of Sir Stephen Fry
Fry does not deserve credit for his belated change of course on gender issues
Gyles Brandreth’s bon mots
An obsession with linguistic and historical marginalia has infected British culture
Losing face
How do you pick up your nephew if you can’t recognise anyone?
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Life for petty theft?
IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off
Sweeter the second time around
There’s a real weight to some lyrics once you’re nearer the end than the beginning
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
Taylor’s Version of feminism
Taylor Swift’s marriage is less a retreat from feminism than its logical conclusion
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
The imprudence of Dame Prue
Dame Prue Leith is spreading errors about assisted suicide
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
