December 2, 2020

The toxic British worship of the NHS We need to protect patients, not sanctify the institution and place halos on staff

Ian Birrell

02.12

Do John Cleese’s critics understand comedy? The Python has always been an anarchist rather than a liberal, like the artform itself

Sarah Ditum

26.11

Macron is right about Islamism The political ideology that feeds terrorist violence cannot be explained away by religion or colonial history

Liam Duffy

23.11

How Tories lost the plot over Priti Formerly serious Conservatives have been sucked into a partisan vortex in defence of the Home Secretary

Polly Mackenzie

20.11

The great lockdown hypocrites Maybe politicians should stop preaching what they won't practise

Douglas Murray

19.11

It’s time for Jews to come back to Labour Jew-haters will not be eradicated from the party, but they might be silenced if outnumbered

Tanya Gold

19.11

Jeremy Corbyn is nothing without Labour The former leader thought his party was more important than his country

Giles Fraser

18.11

Of course devolution was a disaster The political future of the entire UK is waiting on the whim of four million Scottish voters

Aris Roussinos

17.11

Joe Biden gives hope to oldies everywhere Stop psychologically enfeebling the elderly: look at what we can achieve

Mary Kenny

13.11

Who’d work in Downing Street? Mediocre pay, terrible conditions, constant backstabbing — no wonder No10 can't get the staff

Polly Mackenzie

12.11

Theatre could stage a comeback Without a wave of creative destruction, the hidebound industry will become irrelevant

Sarah Ditum

10.11

Will Covid kill our toxic work addiction? Surely our ludicrous work-till-you-drop culture can't survive the pandemic

Polly Mackenzie