Alpine lyricism
Each day mimics the last, ending in a mountain refuge Holy Trinity of soup, fire and bed
A peerless witness
What will strike readers is the sheer continental range of Norman Lewis’ writing
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On ebbing power of the political influencer
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We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
Gambling on Cantonese cuisine
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?