A fascinating record of a vanished world
The delight of the diaristic form is seeing through another’s perspective
The making of a modern prophet
Taylor’s impressive second biography of Orwell is more than justified
Playing with fire
Is writing a show about burns victims and the pioneering Guinea Pig Club really “appropriate”?
Kicked out of the Comedy Club
Andrew Doyle wonders why so many comedians are offended by the satire of Titania McGrath
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
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
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
Paean to a green and pleasant land
The finest living example of that perennial English type, the countryman-writer
French lessons for Farage
Following the Makerfield defeat, Reform should look across the channel to Rassemblement National for strategies
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?