The march of the trans mob is over
I wake up in a good humour most mornings, but today I started the day feeling that this country –…
The pain of being a Bangle – despite sunshine through the rain
The more successful the female rock band became, the unhappier they seemed, with in-fighting and ‘suicidal thoughts’ leading to break up shortly after their greatest hit
Aimee Lou Wood should stop moaning about her teeth
Back in the twentieth century, there was a trend for beautiful female film stars to compare themselves to comical or…
Who cares if Elon Musk has fourteen kids?
Historically, the richest and poorest men on the planet tend to father a lot more children than the men in…
Netflix’s ‘With Love, Meghan’ is surreally dull
My experience of Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and Muchness of Montecito, has I imagine been quite a common one.…
What went wrong with The Archers?
I was once a fan of The Archers, to the extent that the Guardian quoted me in 2007 outlining how…
The doomed union of Stormzy and Jeremy Corbyn
It’s been a lovely month so far for us free-thinkers, with the wokescreen tumbling down big-time. First the predicted winner…
The spectacular implosion of the Oscars’ first trans nominee
There are some Rude Awokening moments – when the whole damn #BeKind shebang collapses in on itself – that are…
Rory Stewart is no match for JD Vance
I was highly amused to see that JD Vance has administered a right old ‘fagging’ – or whatever public school…
Donald Trump and the decay of left-wing thought
‘I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked,’ wrote Allen Ginsberg in his famous…
Neil Gaiman and the misogyny of the geeks
One of the worst ways to form a good first impression of someone is when they’re chasing the same woman…
What Brewdog’s James Watt gets wrong about work-shy Britain
What’s the greatest divide in life? Is it between the dumb and the clever, the rich and the poor, the…
Most-read 2024: Can Meghan and Harry stoop any lower?
We’re closing 2024 by republishing our five most-read articles of the year. Here’s No. 5: Julie Burchill’s article from December…
Modern-day ghosts: Haunted Tales, by Adam Macqueen, reviewed
Dark, unsettling stories set mostly in the world of social media and panic rooms are, strikingly, as much about love as death – and how love is stronger
Can Meghan and Harry stoop any lower?
Looking back on the Queen’s 1992 ‘annus horribilis’, the events involved – though surprising at the time – seem almost…
Is this the end for the luxury believers?
I’m not the biggest Donald Trump fan, so I surprised myself by being pleased when he won the American election…
Is there any escape from Olivia Colman?
I still remember the day when, as an adult in my twenties, I was informed by a well-wisher that Aslan…
I listened to a solid week of Woman’s Hour…
I was a weird kid, and though I harboured the usual innocent girlish ambitions of being a drug fiend and…
The triumph of Mr and Mrs Badenoch
When we used to think of Tory marriages, we mostly thought of when they went horribly wrong – when the…
The Women’s Equality Party deserves its fate
Of all the grotesque modern types who cast a silly-yet-sinister shadow over the dog-days of Western civilisation – the Queers…
Nepo babies will never know the joy of making it on their own
Did you know that Bruce Springsteen’s son, Sam, is a fireman? Fireman Sam Springsteen. It sounds like a joke, but…
The void at the heart of Phillip Schofield
I’ve always found the word ‘presenting’ – as in TV presenting – somewhat comical. It’s such a giveaway. In theory,…
University isn’t sexy anymore
Freshers’ Week. It sounds so appealing, even to an uneducated counter-jumper like me who finds the word ‘uni’ so repellent…
The truth about Jeremy Kyle
The inquest into the death of Steve Dymond, the unfortunate man who was found dead a week after his appearance…
When doctors have a dark side
We’re quite happy to think badly of most professions. The corrupt politician, the sleazy hack, the bent copper and the…
