The Tories are absolutely, definitely, certainly not scheming to replace Rishi Sunak

The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment

Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more

People rationalising Russian military intervention are betraying their ignorance of Russian history

Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)

Britain has lost a wise and dedicated public servant

We have to stop the patronising pandering to communities in the name of “representation”

It is a crisis that has been created by the hubris of the establishment

Tired of seeing women and mothers erased in law and policy, Ireland’s women sent a resounding message

The story of Burton and Gielgud’s famed Broadway production of Hamlet has been turned into a West End play

The world runs on cold national self interest, not cultural capital

The American linguistics professor who is forever at odds with his country

International student numbers must be capped, and candidates held to the same academic standards

Yuval Noah Harari has become an intellectual superstar, but his predictions have become wilder and sillier

The tyranny of DEI, the canard of “decolonisation” and the rise of the bureaucrats

This is no time for a slimmed-down monarchy

My fascination with fountain pens

The idea that the sex of a person is simply a matter of choice is a giant ideological lie

How much public money has been wasted on a scheme which will be quietly retired?

Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States by John Zubrzycki

Has Ukraine overcome its legacy of historical antisemitism?

Three new books resist the modern cult of busyness

Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family and Social Class by Rob Henderson

In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places

CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley

Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same

Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics

Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels

I’m trying to stick to wild game, venison and native beef— and monogamy too

The auction houses’ love expensive brands