🎙This week's 🎄 The Spectator out loud: 🗣 Andrew Watts on santa school 🗣 Marcus Walker priest's notebook 🗣 Ali Kefford on Christmas on a sub 🗣 Robert Bathurst reads Roger Lewis 🗣 Ayaan Hirsi Ali on a Christian revival 🗣 Christopher Howse on the weirdness of carols spectator.co.uk/podcast/christ…

I wrote about not sleeping An insomniac’s guide to sleep spectator.co.uk/article/an-ins…

And yet I was told by a BBC producer that I was "too Radio 4 for Radio 4"

spectator.co.uk/article/my-str…

Monsters! More tripe like this in this week's Sunday Sport. On sale until Tuesday, or get it online at sundaysportonline.co.uk

I wrote about being (sacked as) a school governor thetimes.com/life-style/par…

Does Cornwall have a pasty problem? spectator.co.uk/article/does-c…

Fascinating story about one of my favourite authors: and I am not a bit surprised theguardian.com/books/2025/may…

I wrote about my guiltiest pleasure spectator.co.uk/article/heaven…

My verdict on Gaza Cola: terrible. And such small cans... spectator.co.uk/article/woke-c…

Come to the Edinburgh Fringe, they said. Doesn't have to be expensive to find accommodation...

My Edinburgh Fringe show has its first review! Come along - edfringe.com/tickets/whats-…

Come and see what they're talking about: edfringe.com/tickets/whats-…

I wrote about antisemitic jokes at the Fringe

My essay for Jewish Quarterly about how popular Shoah culture is junk is live. Buy it here: jewishquarterly.com/essay/2025/08/…

Royalists in 1649

"Brilliant, caustic" - that's Tanya Gold

I wrote this article (but not the headline) standard.co.uk/comment/right-…