wind energy
Ned zero
Ed Miliband’s net zero plan makes no sense
When the Left thought free trade meant peace
Socialists, communists and liberals were united by a conviction that free trade could, and would, promote democracy and justice
Consider the way of the tiger
We should learn lessons from Japan as we start to face our own demographic crunch
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
Torygeddon
The Conservatives face an extinction level election, but there’s still time for some prehistoric bloodletting
Jane Austen versus virtue signalling
What Mansfield Park can tell us about contemporary politics
The untalented Mx. Ripley
In a story of a fiendishly successful performance, Eliot Sumner proved an extremely unconvincing man
Scruffy splendour
Holy Week showcases a very Venetian combination of Renaissance splendour and DIY
Rock as ritual
Just as Taylor has nailed the emotional lexicon of her people, Finn has nailed it for his
Do hurt people hurt people?
This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted
Rishi goes a-wooin’
The Prime Minister was an extremely nervous suitor trying to impress some very sceptical rural in-laws
Daddy, what did you do during the Iraq war?
Don’t ask questions you do want the answer to, at least not where George Galloway is involved
