What’s so great about juries?
Criticising m’learned friends has been a risky undertaking since a certain newspaper described a few beaks as ‘enemies of the…
Does Rachel Reeves really get more online abuse than most?
In politics, as in life, it helps to get your excuses in early. That presumably is why, ahead of tomorrow’s…
George Monbiot’s constitution is anti-democratic
Recent years have not been kind to the politics of George Monbiot. The journalist’s column records growing dismay at the…
Say goodbye to betting shops
Of all the industries you’d think would know how to avoid a shakedown, the gambling sector is if anything overqualified.…
Trigger warnings don’t work
As trigger warnings became fashionable over the last decade, many argued that they were artistically stifling, patronising, and even redundant…
Childfree zealots are anti-humanity
Few things in life are more French than a dispute animée about holidays. While the Spanish enjoy an easy relationship…
What’s wrong with charging a fat tax?
At a time when quarterly economic growth in the UK is flatlining at 0.3 per cent, it’s good to learn…
Why is it still acceptable to abuse men with long hair?
It was a hairy situation. At a drab corporate dinner in a posh hotel basement, one of my fellow diners…
It’s time to ban the Chelsea tractor
City dwellers across Europe will have noticed an ominous and growing presence on our streets, nudging cyclists onto pavements, looming…
No, Zoomers: life wasn’t better before the internet
Almost half of 16 to 21-year-olds wish they had grown up without the internet. A similar portion are even calling…
There’s no point mourning the death of cash
‘Cash is king,’ grinned the bartender as he handed me two pints of dry cider at a music festival I…
