Archives
Don’t mock the Med mindset
What the Spanish have lost in international relevance, they make up in appreciating life
Amanda Scrimgeour: Glamour hound
Some people are born to rake over the coals of ancient scandals
Lamar’s lament
Good art doesn’t have to be politically correct
Isabella Leonarda; A portrait (Brilliant Classics)
Passion and originality blossom behind the walls of the cloister
The timelessness of Henry Moore
How a modernist bogeyman became an Old Master
Putting religious freedom back on the map
The next Prime Minister must pick up the torch of liberty
How to nix the nats
Governments should stop indulging the SNP
In defence of landlords
Know your place in my property portfolio
Don’t cry for Harold Macmillan
Retro Toryism can’t save the Conservatives
When Great Lives grates
Tales of lives lived well, or disgracefully, are always interesting, but what makes a good obit?
Most Read
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
A carnivore’s arcadia
Bowled over by a de luxe fillet steak
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Kemi Badenoch was right about the chaos in Clapham
Rioting as entertainment is a First World phenomenon
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
Supernatural delight
Religion cannot be reduced to dry abstractions
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
It’s time to ban the Brotherhood
Britain can no longer afford to ignore the Muslim Brotherhood’s quiet but far-reaching influence
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
The last thing Labour needs
The revival of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill threatens to consume a party already struggling to hold itself together