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The central myth of Conservative centrism
The Conservatives are not suffering because they are too right-wing
C. L. R. James and the majesty of cricket
The West Indian writer and historian knew that cricket is far more than merely a sport
Crowning glory?
The coronation came and went far too quickly
Misappropriating motherhood
La Leche League and the pornification of breastfeeding
Can we balance re-enchantment and reality?
We should not throw out the civilisational baby with the consumerist bathwater
Failing universities
What has gone wrong in British higher education?
The new Scotland
Scottish culture is narrowing and secularising under the influence of a strident liberal elite
Music for a disintegrating world
Valentin Silvestrov: Widmung, Postludium (Naxos)
Jane Austen versus virtue signalling
What Mansfield Park can tell us about contemporary politics
Murders for May
Killings in the new Japan, family feuds in India and the novel menace of AI
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Questions for the Munich hawks
It is wrong to use Neville Chamberlain as a byword for cowardice and fecklessness
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
Chopping The Onion
It is neither brave nor clever to portray dissenting women as insane
What does it mean to be free?
Women are caught between different experiences of freedom and loss
Crushing the real progressives
The Islamic Republic of Iran, now under fire from the demonic West, is the most progressive society on earth