A bank, not a study group
Christopher Fildes delves into the latest instalment of the Bank’s long and voluminous history
Unusual eminent Victorian
Christopher Fildes reviews a new biography of Walter Bagehot
Let’s leave the Commonwealth
There is no point in being a member just to be browbeaten about our past
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
Rewiring the state
Kemi Badenoch has a plan, though what it involves is anyone’s guess
Don’t let it go
Communal singing is good for the soul
Spotify Wrapped is good for the soul
On the joys of exploring a year in music
Noisy decline
Blaring incongruous sound is as much a sign of urban decay as piles of litter
There is no “Woke Right”
A new attempt to delineate the boundaries of acceptable opinion has failed
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
Lily Phillips and the importance of feeling
We must remain sensitive to unspoken pain
