When classicists attack classics
Sanskrit isn’t the only ancient language to be affected by academic imperialism
Taking on the right-on with cold, hard facts
A practical manual for anyone who has no choice but to sit on committees with idealistic intellectuals
Dear Rishi, what about the arts?
The Tories appear to have no plan for the Arts Council
Paradise dimmed
John Milton’s Paradise Lost is the greatest poem in the English language, yet it seems to be fading slowly from public view. Who could write a new national epic?
A civilised discussion
If we are to defend civilisation, we had better pin down what we are talking about
The 15-minute bait and switch
15-minute cities mean restricted freedom and a town hall traffic-fine bonanza
The sadness of Sceptical Man
Emotion need not entail irrationality, and fence-sitting need not involve wisdom
Murders for April
April is the cruellest month, breeding detective fiction out of the dry land
How the Greens blackened their name
The leadership of the Greens allowed gender fundamentalism to undermine the party
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
The deep wisdom of rootedness
Society has lost touch with the people and places who helped to shape it in the first place
The king and the boss
Turkish President Erdoğan is no fan of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu — and vice versa
Why Britain needs Popular Conservatism
The Conservative Party has not fulfilled the promise of Brexit or overcome the legacy of Blair
All in the family
Most likely, we live in a comfortable nest of light fictions
All small talk
Dwarf uprisings, Daleks and disreputable handymen
London’s lamps live on
Thanks to the dedication of the Gasketeers, a beautiful tradition has been saved
