The End of October
Lawrence Wright’s pandemic prescience
An interview with the man who saw it coming
Here comes trouble
Farage is going to cause huge headaches for the Tories, and may be here to stay
“Moral debt” is classic watermelon politics
Do left-wing economists believe that there is anything to which wealth redistribution is not the answer?
Hand to mouth
Delicacy, of unknown origins, makes us reluctant to pull plums with our thumbs
Gove away
Sentimental tributes to the outgoing Tory overstate his political virtues
Less smoking, more cancer?
Yet more nonsense from the public health lobby
Please remember, terrorism is evil
Worrying numbers of people romanticise the brutality of those perceived as “oppressed”
The rise of academentia
Mere transgression is being elevated above genuine insight and creativity
Medical science is oppressive
Illness and wellness are mere taxonomies of power
Selected for greatness
Some men are born to greatness, others are parachuted into Tory safe seats
California dreaming
The delight of discovering an affordable California blend
Sunak must take the fight to Labour
Starmer has been allowed to escape criticism and accountability