Monarchs of the fen
Stalking muntjac and fallow deer in Lincolnshire
Ducking for cover
Tweed breeks, secret shoots and searching for lapwings
Passion by the barrel
Meeting the new boss of London’s finest gunmaker
The poacher’s gun
A time when countrymen had to steal or starve
Another country
The tales that show how rural life has changed
The birds and the beef
Far from being an ecological enemy, cattle-grazing encourages natural diversity and helps in the battle to save some of our most endangered species
Funny old game
What would Big Jack have made of today’s shoots?
Deer prudence
Raise a glass of exquisite Tokaji
Ben Fogle: Pukka prince of fluff
His films are overrated, overindulged, and dismal
Ruff day at the NEC
Crufts is less about the dogs than it is their human owners
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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
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
At a loose end
We are making young adults un-ready for work
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
Bonfire of the fallacies
Two opposing ideas about hard power and foreign policy — legalism and nihilism — are being exposed by the Trump
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Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree
Frivolous and doomed
Classicism still has its place at the National Theatre