University tuition fees are a tax. Accept that, and maybe we can make them work
Regardless of how many brains David Willetts has got, it’s not surprising that tuition fees are a mess. They’re a…
Six months as a TV critic, and I’ve seen enough corpses to last a lifetime
It was Shetland that tipped me over the edge. Not the place, but the TV series. Although that’s set in…
Must every quality TV show begin with a young woman’s corpse?
It was Shetland that tipped me over the edge. Not the place, but the TV series. Although that’s set in…
Why are we turning London into Dubai?
If you’ve ever wondered what it will look like when we colonise Mars, the answer is ‘Dubai’. I was there…
Why are we turning London into Dubai?
If you’ve ever wondered what it will look like when we colonise Mars, the answer is ‘Dubai’. I was there…
It’s time that Scotland’s timid posh folk spoke out
I took part in a documentary about Scottishness a few weeks ago, and it wasn’t bad at all. I mused,…
Time for posh Scotland to break its silence
I took part in a documentary about Scottishness a few weeks ago, and it wasn’t bad at all. I mused,…
If Philip Seymour Hoffman wasn’t happy, what hope is there for us?
Celebrity deaths have no decorum. From Elvis on his toilet to Whitney face down in her bathtub, their last moments…
If Philip Seymour Hoffman wasn’t happy, what hope is there for the rest of us?
Celebrity deaths have no decorum. From Elvis on his toilet to Whitney face down in her bathtub, their last moments…
Being assaulted nearly put me on trial
Way back in the late 1990s, I spent a lot of time in court. What happened, see, was that in…
How being assaulted nearly put me on trial
Way back in the late 1990s, I spent a lot of time in court. What happened, see, was that in…
The only way to end the war on drugs is to stop fighting it
It’s surprisingly boring, legalising weed. In Colorado, where recreational doobie has been utterly without censure for, ooh, about a week…
The only way to end the war on drugs is to stop fighting it
It’s surprisingly boring, legalising weed. In Colorado, where recreational doobie has been utterly without censure for, ooh, about a week…
Hugo Rifkind: Why isn't eating meat as bad as bestiality?
So what I’ve found myself wondering over the festive period, again and again, is whether it would ever be OK…
Why isn’t eating meat as bad as bestiality?
So what I’ve found myself wondering over the festive period, again and again, is whether it would ever be OK…
Hugo Rifkind: Why did I agree to appear on University Challenge?
The worst thing about going on University Challenge, I now know, is when you interrupt a question and get the…
Why did I agree to appear on University Challenge?
The worst thing about going on University Challenge, I now know, is when you interrupt a question and get the…
Hugo Rifkind: Are those who criticise Boris for his IQ remarks just being thick?
It’s funny, really, because most of the time I think that my university education was a bit of a waste.…
I don’t know if Boris was right about IQ. But I’m sure his critics are being thick
It’s funny, really, because most of the time I think that my university education was a bit of a waste.…
Hugo Rifkind: From porn to Bitcoin, governments can't control the web — so why is Cameron trying?
What people don’t seem to realise is that the geeks are winning. Actually, scratch that. They’ve all but won. The…
Cameron’s war on porn is a pointless stunt
What people don’t seem to realise is that the geeks are winning. Actually, scratch that. They’ve all but won. The…
Hugo Rifkind: Yes, I'm apathetic about politics. But isn't Russell Brand?
Since I was a child, pretty much everybody I have ever met has asked me if I want to be…
Why I’d never be a Tory princeling
Since I was a child, pretty much everybody I have ever met has asked me if I want to be…
Hugo Rifkind: What is Facebook?
I’d never noticed that there aren’t any tits on Facebook. The place always seems brimming with right tits to me.…
What is Facebook? That’s the problem – nobody really knows
I’d never noticed that there aren’t any tits on Facebook. The place always seems brimming with right tits to me.…
