Why Twitter needs the libs
Strange as it sounds, we will miss them if they go
When the farmers took on Starmer
It was an inspiring day in London as farmers resisted Labour’s class warfare
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
A taste of history
Travel to Italy to savour the majestic “Barolo of the South”
Kemi’s men of mystery
The second tier Conservatives had a chance to shine
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
Reaping a bitter harvest
Labour are struggling to justify their own policies
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
The problem with Rachel Reeves’s pension pretensions
Bigger funds are not the key to effective investments
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Junk food? More like junk statistics
New claims about the costs of obesity are wildly exaggerated
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
Don’t bite the hand that feeds the birds
The government’s flawed biodiversity analysis endangers successful state-funded schemes
No, Churchill wasn’t the bad guy
The debate over Britain’s wartime leader has been reignited by an ignorant revisionist account
Dissolve the hotbeds of wokery
Failing universities should go the way of the monasteries under Henry VIII
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
Light in the darkness
In conversation with Nigel Biggar about his career and the work of the Pharos Foundation
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
On the King’s Road to ruin
The decline of commerce on Chelsea’s celebrated street is a worrying sign for London
A matter of life and death
It is not the job of judges to tell someone that they are wrong for believing in life
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
Vorsprung durch Technik R.I.P.
The vaunted German model really is kaput — bust
Life amid the ruins
Any captured, destroyed city, offers the same problems for the new owners
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
Marianna in the trenches
She wants to dive into the murky depths of social media, but her microphone can only scratch the surface
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
Which country?
Our rural landscape is much misunderstood
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
Take a bow
This season’s must-have neckwear is a sartorial two-fingered salute to life
