The secret costs of net zero
Last week, a new report by the Institute for Economic Affairs argued that the cost of transitioning to net zero could be…
How sustainability stole Christmas
The glitz and glow of the Christmas period, from gently twinkling lights to the fireworks of New Year, is something…
Avanti should get rid of its Pride train
My train pulled up at the Manchester Piccadilly platform and suddenly I was staring at what is apparently the largest…
Who killed the London Stock Exchange?
Stock exchanges around the world compete with each other to entice the most exciting companies to sell their shares on…
How to dismantle the green industrial complex
Politicians have spent years talking about the need to create ‘green jobs’. In many ways they have succeeded: there are…
Why Britain should celebrate the Battle of the Boyne
British schoolchildren spend more time learning about the American civil rights movement than the English Civil War. An entire generation…
Why corporations won’t let Pride die
Pride month has finally come to an end. Did you notice? There has definitely been a reduction in the number…
Diary
It feels like the end, but we’ve been here before. The past months of Boris Johnson’s teetering administration have felt…
Diary
The last time I wrote for The Spectator’s diary slot, over the summer, theatres were tentatively beginning to turn their…
Diary
It turns out that if there’s one thing more expensive than making theatre, it’s not making it. Empty buildings haemorrhage…
Diary
Never have I stared at my own face so much. Not because I want to, it’s just always there now,…
