The ghosts of Norwich
The callous destruction of an ancient city in the name of efficiency, modernity and a failed utopian vision of “the Good Life”
France’s unspoken, unfinished civil war
France’s cycle of social unrest and politically polarised elections has its roots in the Algerian conflict and the ensuing unresolved struggle for the soul of the nation
Don’t let the bookies’ cry for freedom fool you
Desperate to win Conservative hearts and minds, the gambling industry is pulling the cheapest trick in the book
Who Should Be The Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
With the shock resignation of Justin Welby, who will the Great British Public select to lead the Church of England?
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
Alexandre de Moraes is no hero
Don’t make X an ex-X
You reap what you sow
Poor Daniel Zeichner was left to face the outrage that the Budget had caused
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
With Conservative friends like these…
The Tories have kept elevating their own ideological opponents
