The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Reject the culture of death
Darkness lies beyond the euthanasia rubicon
Embrace your inner exile
How can we appreciate art in alienating times?
Towards a shared Englishness
There is a third way between civic nationalism and ethno-nationalism
Sorry, not sorry
Sincere apologies require a shared set of values
Mad dogs and English football
Our memories of hooliganism deserve more nuance
When things could only get better
Fans of the 1990s aren’t nostalgic reactionaries. They celebrate an era of optimism, peace, prosperity and great popular culture
The sincere insincerity of centrism
Politicians cannot but seem like they’re lying even when they genuinely aren’t lying
Decline of the underclass
In the 21st century, London has lost its own internal logic
TransForming London
You deserve to be inclusioned in London’s progressive future
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
Stubbs at flay
His controlled charnel house gave the painter a peerless understanding of horses
When will bishops be held to account?
If you challenge the progressive establishment, prepare to be abandoned by the hierarchy of the Church of England
Pilot, playboy, player
This portrait of a gifted and not particularly pleasant man adds another feather to the author’s hat
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
Forces of nature
Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies (Warner/Pentatone)
Sheikhs on a train
Patronising foreign people, and other progressive trends
A manifesto for the fun police state
The IPPR recommendations would do more harm to your freedoms than good for your health
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
Keir’s woetanical garden
Labour still don’t understand the scale of the reforms that are needed
