Feeling old? In its annual “unwrapped” feature tracking user activity, Spotify has given me a listening age of 92. So I’m feeling ancient. (A spate of streaming the 1930s vocal quartet The Ink Spots may have something to do with it.) Adding to a sense of ... See more
In this season of goodwill, let us give thanks that there is one thing on which both left and right agree: globalisation is broken. The left will say “we told you so” as it began the anti-globalisation movement in the 1990s, almost as soon as the Cold War... See more
Eoin Lenihan’s Vandalising Ireland proposes an idiosyncratic new direction for Ireland In this season of goodwill, let us give thanks that there is one thing on which both left and right agree: globalisation is broken. The left will say “we told you so” a... See more
Have you tried visiting your GP lately? Where once you could pop into your family doctor without an appointment, slots in GP clinics can book up many days ahead. And that’s if you have a doctor locally. Recent research on staffing shows a wave of retireme... See more
I’m here to report a case of mad “Xmas” disease. Elon Musk’s social media platform X, best known these days for promoting Russian disinformation and crypto scams, has been channelling rage in recent weeks about the “wokerati” who are apparently out to ban... See more
