The George Formby Society
Zooming Windows
The George Formby Society attempts a ukulele world record, online
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
Lily Phillips is a Rorschach test
Experience and behaviour are not solely reducible to consent
A constructive opposition
The age of Badenoch is off to a suitably farcical start
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
Trump: Post-Modernist?
The former — and future? — president has an awkward but interesting relationship with the truth
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
War, peace and city streets
How English towns survived the Blitz and entered the modern world
The curious incuriosity of multiculturalists
We cannot blind ourselves to differences between people
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
