Luke Johnson
Underrated: Tim Martin
The hands-on Brexiteer who founded Wetherspoons and gave the pub back to the public
Time to emigrate?
‘There’s a real threat that in the coming months a lethal “progressive alliance” will form a government. At that point I may well just give up’
Would Brexit Be A Tonic For Britannia?
Five books about Brexit provide nourishing fare for EU contrarians
Sour Smell Of Success
Alastair Campbell’s new book is predictable stuff
USA Still A-OK
‘No other nation has anything close to America’s manifest destiny, resources or abilities’
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past