A king’s ramsons
Look after the woods, and they will continue to give
The paté of the Land
Chinese water deer, partridges and paté
Respect for the quarry
Can we love the things we kill?
More than just a dog
Patrick Galbraith fears for the health of an old friend
Having a rough time
If hunting is about communing with nature, rough shooting is a superior medium
Hanging my head with pride
There is immense beauty in deer in the field, venison on the plate, and deer heads on the wall
The lost world, and lives, of the countryside
Through losing ground and regulation of wildfowl, their world will change
Farmers need to get their own fields in order
Nobody likes a whinger
How to do conservation on the cheap
There is much to be achieved by tinkering at the edges
Ruffling feathers
A new book on rural Britain takes flak for listening to the “wrong” people
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
The right does not need religion
We should not mourn the end of the Quiet Revival
At a loose end
We are making young adults un-ready for work
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
Assisted suicide has been dealt a fatal blow
The Scottish Parliament arrived at the right decision. Westminster should do the same