Jimmy Nicholls

Childfree zealots are anti-humanity

19 August 2025 3:00 pm

Few things in life are more French than a dispute animée about holidays. While the Spanish enjoy an easy relationship…

What’s wrong with charging a fat tax?

16 August 2025 4:45 pm

At a time when quarterly economic growth in the UK is flatlining at 0.3 per cent, it’s good to learn…

Why is it still acceptable to abuse men with long hair?

10 August 2025 3:00 pm

It was a hairy situation. At a drab corporate dinner in a posh hotel basement, one of my fellow diners…

It’s time to ban the Chelsea tractor

21 June 2025 4:45 pm

City dwellers across Europe will have noticed an ominous and growing presence on our streets, nudging cyclists onto pavements, looming…

No, Zoomers: life wasn’t better before the internet

1 June 2025 3:07 pm

Almost half of 16 to 21-year-olds wish they had grown up without the internet. A similar portion are even calling…

There’s no point mourning the death of cash

18 May 2025 4:15 pm

‘Cash is king,’ grinned the bartender as he handed me two pints of dry cider at a music festival I…