The pick-up artists who seduced a country
Many years ago, when I was a mere slip of a features journalist, I spent a weekend learning how to…
Let’s shut out this angry, unrepresentative mob
If you’re aiming to refute the suggestion that you can’t comprehend the difference between mob rule and the rule of…
Let’s shut out this angry, unrepresentative mob
If you’re aiming to refute the suggestion that you can’t comprehend the difference between mob rule and the rule of…
Free speech and the right not to bake a cake
Let us consider the case of the Ashers family bakery in Belfast which, in 2014, refused to make a cake.…
Free speech and the right not to bake a cake
Let us consider the case of the Ashers family bakery in Belfast which, in 2014, refused to make a cake.…
Is that a bomb in your pocket? Or a spy? Or both?
Remember how much fun it used to be getting a new phone? I think of a friend a few years…
Is that a bomb in your pocket? Or a spy? Or both?
Remember how much fun it used to be getting a new phone? I think of a friend a few years…
We know who Theresa May is against. But who is she for?
One of the professional drawbacks of coming from Scotland and then moving to London is that I don’t really know…
We know who Theresa May is against. But who is she for?
One of the professional drawbacks of coming from Scotland and then moving to London is that I don’t really know…
In a Birmingham jail, I found the point of Michael Gove
I went to prison last week, in Birmingham. Early start, off on a train from Euston. It was my kids’…
In a Birmingham jail, I found the point of Michael Gove
I went to prison last week, in Birmingham. Early start, off on a train from Euston. It was my kids’…
Dear God, am I going to start liking Ed Balls?
What the hell is going on with Ed Balls? Back in the horrible doldrums of the last Labour government, he…
Dear God, am I going to start liking Ed Balls?
What the hell is going on with Ed Balls? Back in the horrible doldrums of the last Labour government, he…
The best thing about Brexit? It’s not my fault
Brexit Britain fills me with calm. Six weeks on, there’s no point pretending otherwise. Losing is far better than winning.…
The best thing about Brexit? It’s not my fault
Brexit Britain fills me with calm. Six weeks on, there’s no point pretending otherwise. Losing is far better than winning.…
Thank God for Sir Philip Green, the perfect modern hate figure
Good old Sir Philip Green. Where would we be without him? So often, those national hate figures let you down.…
Thank God for Sir Philip Green, the perfect modern hate figure
Good old Sir Philip Green. Where would we be without him? So often, those national hate figures let you down.…
Hand over £25, or the centre-left gets it
In order to become a ‘registered supporter’ of the Labour party, you first have to disclose whether you’re a member…
Hand over £25, or the centre-left gets it
In order to become a ‘registered supporter’ of the Labour party, you first have to disclose whether you’re a member…
A sad new British status symbol: the second passport in the bedside drawer
I suppose I could probably get a Polish passport. Both of my maternal grandparents were Poles, displaced by war and…
A sad new British status symbol: the second passport in the bedside drawer
I suppose I could probably get a Polish passport. Both of my maternal grandparents were Poles, displaced by war and…
Jezza’s playing Glasto: is this a good idea?
I do like a wet and muddy Glastonbury. Albeit, admittedly, not quite as much as I like a dry and…
Jezza’s playing Glasto: is this a good idea?
I do like a wet and muddy Glastonbury. Albeit, admittedly, not quite as much as I like a dry and…
Help! I’ve started to care about politics
Once upon a time, I didn’t really care about politics. Not viscerally. Growing up in a political family, I suppose,…
Help! I’ve started to care about politics
Once upon a time, I didn’t really care about politics. Not viscerally. Growing up in a political family, I suppose,…
