Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
Profile: Alec Douglas-Home
The quintessential Tory grandee who
was the last of his kind: a politician
motivated by service to his country
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
What happened to literary politicians?
The decline of literary statespeople is a symptom of the decline of politics
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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
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
We have to tame Big Tech
We must act to regulate social media before it does a lot more damage
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
What Louis Theroux ignores
Pea-brained influencers make for an easier target than Islamic misogyny
The revolt against the public
The establishment cannot accept ordinary citizens having power
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name