Tibor Fischer discovers the first of many Roger Scruton cafés

John Self on debut novels that provide an insight into publishing in Britain

With a Johnson lockdown easing, terms & conditions apply

Labour need to drop the Gladstonian hectoring if they want to win

Are “progressive” leaders just canny politicians?

What happens if an imaginary grenade doesn’t explode?

Statistics are an essentially alien language that humans did not evolve to recognise or understand

Jessica Douglas-Home recalls Roger Scruton’s risky but crucial work with dissident intellectuals in the Eastern Bloc

Henry Jeffreys recommends five innovative Lebanese wines which show the potential of the country’s growing wine industry

Kathleen Stock’s new book is exactly the kind of forensic, generous intervention the ongoing trans debate sorely needs