Regathering the Russian lands: the rationale for Putin’s war in Ukraine
The president’s inflammatory rhetoric is informed by two centuries of Russian nationalist thought centring on a distrust of Europe and a mission to recover all the lands of “Ancient Rus”
The second life of Tracey Emin
A brush with death has revitalised her work
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
October letters
Misquoting Shakespeare and a rounded sense of humour
England’s forgotten football dystopia
The beautiful game is not fit to be a national religion
The Tory beauty contest
The good, the bad, the ugly and the downright embarrassing
How to end the free speech crisis
The right must plan to demolish the four pillars of Britain’s stifling anti-speech laws
What do Labour think a conversion therapy is?
There has to be a middle ground between complete denial and complete affirmation
Donald Trump should not heed the call of foreign policy hawks
The world is not split neatly between good guys and bad guys
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
Which country?
Our rural landscape is much misunderstood
