Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
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
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
The idea of the countryside
English rural life in theory and practice
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
Going Rogue
An interesting if unappealingly illustrated reassessment of a neglected style
Writing lives
The life story of the biography, from Victorian glorification to Bloomsbury boldness to contemporary obliquity
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
Badenoch’s “muscular liberalism” is a non-starter
The Conservative leader sounds hopelessly out of touch
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
