French lessons for Farage
Following the Makerfield defeat, Reform should look across the channel to Rassemblement National for strategies
When violence is its own reward
How do we deal with people who kill for the sake of killing?
Will Andy crash and Burnham?
The Manchester man is going to face the same constraints as Keir Starmer
A very American birthday party
n the USA’s divisive 250th birthday celebrations
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
In praise of the English football fan
No one likes them, they don’t care — and good for them
The SNP is in a Peter Murrell muddle
The Peter Murrell case has exposed the rot at the heart of the SNP’s political culture
Tasty tunes
The Chocolate Soldier, Opera della Luna, Wilton’s Music Hall
An indefensible defence policy
Why the country’s strategic ambitions are incompatible with our welfare bill
Keeping us on message
The UK’s secret government propaganda unit dedicated to praising multiculturalism
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
It’s time to see Brexit through
The next government must finally drag Britain out of the European Union’s tractor beam
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
The Cup and me
My lasting World Cup memories have nothing to do with England
One deuce of a decider
This is it, when you look into the abyss and the abyss looks back into you
A slow Burnham
Andy Burnham is not from London. Have we mentioned that he is not from London?
All the Mendelssohn you will ever need
Mendelssohn: Symphonies and Oratorios (Deutsche Grammophon)
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
Murders for July
Your summer holiday reading is sorted here
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
Sweeter the second time around
There’s a real weight to some lyrics once you’re nearer the end than the beginning
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise
Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
If you want to understand English football, you will get better answers knocking on doors in Burnley than Hampstead
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?
The summer chill
Cool soups for hot days
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes