A race to the bottom
“Decolonisation” ideology distorts and condescends
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
Twilight of the gods
The eclipse of the gilded 1980s generation can be seen as a welcome changing of the guard
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
An open letter on academic free speech
Calls for more intellectual openness are not a defence of Islamists and Holocaust deniers. A response to Mark Ferguson MP
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
Trump’s first gambit fails
The Republican candidate was not as effective on the debate stage as he anticipated
Vicarious pleasure
On the enduring allure of celebrity cast-offs
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
Is Donald Trump the new Hillary Clinton?
His campaign is failing to reach out to enough voters
October letters
Misquoting Shakespeare and a rounded sense of humour
Bridget Phillipson: culture warrior
The Labour party seems determined to end the culture war — by winning it
