Hunting ghost ponds
The loss of a rich wildfowl habitat
A countryside for all
Patrick Galbraith wants shooters and mushroom heads to get along
Gunning for shooting
Why field sports are so misunderstood
Goodbye, old friend
Parting ways with a favourite old shotgun
The accidental dog
The dog owners of this country have had enough of experts
The dog won’t hunt
Why are we so dismissive of rural ways?
Rich portrait of our island nation
Le Brun has written a study of Britain imagined, Britain as it recently was, and of Britain becoming
The moment of truth
We need to be honest about the reality of the kill
In a poet’s footsteps
A trip to Ted Hughes’s “loneliest place”
Trying to get everyone to agree is a wild goose chase
On the lonely worship and solemn rituals of the wildfowler
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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
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
Woke politics was never trivial
Wokeness was a lot more, and a lot worse, than a passing online fad
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
Eroticism and intrigue
Out of Vienna (Alpha-Classics)
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven