Recanting decanting
An expensive evacuation of the Palace of Westminster has now fallen out of favour
All double dutch
Andrew Cusack says the influence of the Netherlands’ seaborne empire can still be felt around the world, from Manhattan and South Africa to modern Sri Lanka
Private passions in the public square
The ground shifts under leading American conservative thinkers like RR Reno
Pugin on the ritz
There’s no case for the costly decant of parliament now
An appreciation of the late John Simon
Andrew Cusack remembers the apotheosis of criticism
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Ancient bones of contention
The burgeoning and irregulated market for dinosaur skeletons
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
From the Desk of Lord Kronsteen
When a sketchwriter faces awkward questions, only a billionaire’s dictated letter of support will do
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism