Itchen for fishing
Good fishing, books and beer remind us that not everything is awful
Real pond life
There is a simple way to foster biodiversity
Food for thought
Is it worth trapping the squirrels in my London garden?
Parklife people
This book has a brilliant premise but, frustratingly, it doesn’t quite work
The big bang
On the ecological repercussions and economic contributions of big shoots
Open season
I’m trying to stick to wild game, venison and native beef— and monogamy too
Deer prudence
It’s time for a change of attitude to wild British venison
Another country
We all need to reconnect with the natural world
Up with the Times
A fond farewell to the countryman’s bible
Walk on the wild side
A new role for old game keepers
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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
What the reparations debate says about Britain
Social and ideological shifts mean that we face an increasingly divided future
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
Britain needs a moral core
The UK’s greatest vulnerability isn’t its weakened military but its lack of spiritual depth
Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
Gambling on Cantonese cuisine
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
Worstall’s Corollary
Rare earths expose a fatal flaw at the heart of industrial strategy: governments intervene in systems they do not remotely understand
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one