What fun it will be if Trump becomes president
I suppose spite and schadenfreude are thinnish reasons, intellectually, for wishing Donald Trump to become the next American president (and…
If you’re stupid enough to let migrants in, at least treat them as people
We were on our way to a party in south-east London when my friend, Rob, saw the graffiti. Sprayed with…
If you’re stupid enough to let all these people in, at least treat them decently
We were on our way to a party in south-east London when my friend, Rob, saw the graffiti. Sprayed with…
I hate to admit it, but Spike Lee is right about the Oscars and racism
In 2017 it will be exactly 50 years since a dapper Sidney Poitier announced to Rod Steiger, in the excellent…
The Oscars have a disgracefully racist record
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/donaldtrumpsrise-racismattheoscarsandcameronscentre-rightsecret/media.mp3 In 2017 it will be exactly 50 years since a dapper Sidney Poitier announced to Rod Steiger, in…
David Bowie once praised Hitler… but he was always changing his tune
I was desperately worried that you hadn’t read or heard enough platitudinous drivel about David Bowie — and therefore felt…
Bowie once praised Adolf Hitler… but he was always changing his tune
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/projectfear/media.mp3 I was desperately worried that you hadn’t read or heard enough platitudinous drivel about David Bowie — and…
Why we have to stand by foul, brutal Saudi Arabia
The Saudis have got the new year off to a busy start, haven’t they? The authorities executed 47 people, including…
Why we have to stand by the foul, brutal Saudis
The Saudis have got the new year off to a busy start, haven’t they? The authorities executed 47 people, including…
The political wisdom of people who don’t even know what a circle is
Why are liberals morons? I’m sure that this question has rattled around your mind before, perhaps when watching one of…
The political wisdom of people who don’t even know what a circle is
Why are liberals morons? I’m sure that this question has rattled around your mind before, perhaps when watching one of…
Two socialist triumphs (one of them for Marine Le Pen)
What a pleasure it was to see two socialist parties triumph in the most recent elections. First, Labour increased its…
Hug, hold hands . . . then stampede to the right
What a pleasure it was to see two socialist parties triumph in the most recent elections. First, Labour increased its…
Fat-shaming works. Why else would I heave myself up and down hills for hours every day?
We have been contemplating moving to the North, for a variety of unassailable reasons. One is the chance to gloat…
Fat-shaming works. Why else would I heave myself up and down hills for hours every day?
We have been contemplating moving to the North, for a variety of unassailable reasons. One is the chance to gloat…
Why don’t the French bomb Belgium?
I am always open to spiritual guidance from any quarter, all the more so if that guidance is of practical…
The French might as well bomb Belgium
I am always open to spiritual guidance from any quarter, all the more so if that guidance is of practical…
It’s not just the Russians – there is no morality in top-level sport
Why do transgendered people need separate toilets? I thought, according to the prevalent orthodoxy, that the new gender they had…
Of course there’s no morality in top-level sport
Why do transgendered people need separate toilets? I thought, according to the prevalent orthodoxy, that the new gender they had…
The ME lobby is just a symptom of our stupidity about mental illness
Do you ever wake up worried that you have tiny fibres growing beneath your skin, all along your spinal column?…
Why can’t we get our minds around ME?
Do you ever wake up worried that you have tiny fibres growing beneath your skin, all along your spinal column?…
The hatred that Amis and Corbyn share
Everyone loves an underdog. It doesn’t matter how incompetent they might be — indeed, incompetence works in their favour. You…
The hatred that Martin Amis and Jeremy Corbyn have in common
Everyone loves an underdog. It doesn’t matter how incompetent they might be — indeed, incompetence works in their favour. You…
On migration, my adversary Simon Schama doesn’t even have an argument
Sooner or later, in this trade, one runs out of television historians to antagonise. I am doggedly working my way…
Simon Schama’s migration muddle
Sooner or later, in this trade, one runs out of television historians to antagonise. I am doggedly working my way…
