A tale of two Glastos
With ho-hum bands, faux-eco fans and sky-high prices, Glastonbury Festival has strayed far from its countercultural roots
Eurovision Highs and Eurovision Woes
It’s all good fun, and remember folks — it’s DEFINITELY not political
Remix revolution
How fan-led innovation is transforming music
Cui Bono
Imperial College’s Operation Historyhide is a go-go
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
A new course for Cuba
The United States should give up its futile and arrogant dreams of regime change
Denial or confession?
Mandelson is a true prince of the logocracy, whose greatest skill was, and still is, the emptying of language of fixed meaning
Return to SENDer
Labour has created a real chance to reform SEND, writes Zachary Marsh — but will it take it?
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
Paean to a green and pleasant land
The finest living example of that perennial English type, the countryman-writer
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
How to reverse Britain’s nuclear decline
Regulatory reform alone is not enough — we need better governance
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
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