Inside the Iranian clampdown – spiked
Since the news broke that the Iranian parliament is planning to criminalise talking to foreign media outlets, my father has been telling me to stop. Stop writing, stop getting involved,…
Since the news broke that the Iranian parliament is planning to criminalise talking to foreign media outlets, my father has been telling me to stop. Stop writing, stop getting involved,…
Did Trump write a secret executive order decreeing that angry D-list British attention whores must be returned to their nation of origin? First, Prince Harry and his American wife mysteriously…
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In a crowded field, Jolyon Maugham – the fox-bashing KC and founder of the Good Law Project – might have a claim to be the oddest man in British public…
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Few familiar with Westminster City Council will be surprised by its draft proposal to refuse licenses for new pubs and nightclubs unless they ban standing up while having a pint…
Let me open with an obvious point: Britain doesn’t have enough homes for its ever-growing population. Houses are in such demand that prices remain completely detached from average wages across…
Sociology, as both a discipline and a subject, has long been questioned and ridiculed by sections of academia and the media. ‘It isn’t a real science’ is the common response…
It’s widely believed that Kenneth Tynan was the first person ever to say ‘fuck’ on British television, in 1965. But, wouldn’t you know, Miriam Margolyes had a go first, in…