The man who tamed the Russian bear
Statesmen confronted a stupefying cacophony of crises in the 1980s
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
In defence of Michael Foran
Do not confuse the intensity of trolls for righteousness
Why Christian culture is essential to education
It deeply informed our art and our ideas
Resist Labour’s managerial revolution
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are grimly committed to expanding the state and entrenching bureaucracy
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
Exilic yearnings
Miklos Rozsa: violin concerto (LSO Live)
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
