1990s nostalgia is all the rage among young people. But the shocking truth, says Joanna Gray, is that real 90s nostalgia is impossible because there is now no conception of what life was like a mere 30 years ago.
By pushing their agenda in our faces and trying the patience of the British public, the Muslim cheerleaders celebrating mass public prayer are making the same mistake as the trans lobbyists, says Joanna Gray.
Britain now allows abortion up to birth for any reason, after the House of Lords failed to vote down clause 208 of the Crime and Policing Bill. And the worst thing, says Joanna Gray, is the public don't care.
Louis Theroux's new Netflix documentary on the manosphere did a good job of showing up some of the worst offenders. But he only scratched the surface of the societal malaise that makes it possible, says Joanna Gray.
Keir Starmer's new 'Social Cohesion Strategy' makes the stunning admission that multiculturalism has failed. But it's still based on a myth that we were once all one big happy family, says Joanna Gray.
The low alcohol era is now upon us, says Joanna Gray: prepare to be bored rigid. What was once a great nation of heroic drinkers is evaporating into a temperate nation of 0.0 tedium.
Hang on – charities and foundations are paying for MPs' interns, some with links to big business? Joanna Gray can't help wondering whether "free staff" comes with some invisible strings attached.
The belated outrage concerning the Epstein files and the UK rape gangs reeks of hypocrisy as politicians and influencers have been relentlessly pushing the sexualisation of society for decades, says Joanna Gray.
While we cannot judge that Zack Polanski is a wally just because he permanently wears a parka, we can probably agree he looks grim, says Joanna Gray. It's time for Britain to return to dressing well.
With all the time he'll now have on his hands, Peter Mandelson should join BookTok and learn from the new generation of young readers digging into the classics, says Joanna Gray. Dostoevsky could teach him a thing or two.
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