Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Beware the British ICE
Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
A king’s ramsons
Look after the woods, and they will continue to give
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly