Gareth Roberts

Why don’t we put warnings on smartphones?

6 September 2022 3:45 pm

On a recent trip to Sainsbury’s, I was perplexed to find nothing where it should be. I’m used to things…

The Tory party myth isn’t real

30 August 2022 3:50 pm

The Conservative party leadership contest (sometimes referred to as a ‘race’, which is pushing it) is nearing its end. It’ll…

Why is JK Rowling missing from this influential artists list?

16 August 2022 3:30 pm

Rarified cable TV channel Sky Arts has recently revealed its list of the top 50 most influential British artists of…

Did my generation break Britain?

9 August 2022 3:45 pm

When I was 11, I was a pompous little git, but was I also a playground prophet? It first dawned on me…

Who is Sandi Toksvig to lecture Justin Welby about sin?

5 August 2022 9:05 pm

Has Justin Welby met his match in Sandi Toksvig? The entertainer has sent an open letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury,…

Does Stonewall have no shame?

2 August 2022 4:30 pm

Watching people brazening it out can be tremendous fun. The higher the stakes, the more extreme the disparity between reality…

Liz Truss is wooden. And it works

26 July 2022 4:47 pm

Barring a disaster — given her record, that’s not impossible — Liz Truss will soon be the prime minister. She…

The death of bad-taste humour

23 July 2022 9:00 am

The death of bad-taste humour

It’s impossible to know which crisis to take seriously

19 July 2022 4:00 pm

As I write this, the first day of the heatwave has just dawned. FEAR COMES THE SUN is the Daily…

The desperate drive to be the next Tory leader

12 July 2022 3:30 pm

There’s a scent in the air around the Tory leadership contest. It is the whiff of desperation. The aroma of…