Crossroads of history
Cyprus is an island of contradictions, and the more we learn about it, the more paradoxical it becomes
The upside of the bubonic plague
Historian James Belich has no truck with the plague deniers
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
England is not yet lost
Where else would you rather be from?
The kindest of ghosts
A new history of childhood reading is a treasure
Earworms — some Profane, mostly Sacred
Hymns can be as catchy as popular music
Defend the arts … before it’s too late
It will take more than a new government and a bonfire of policy documents to put things right
Why personal insults fail
Getting personal might be mean, but it is also ineffective
Towards a shared Englishness
There is a third way between civic nationalism and ethno-nationalism
No room for reform?
We should hope that even the worst people can change
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
Embrace your inner exile
How can we appreciate art in alienating times?
Stop loving losers
Rishi Sunak does not deserve the media’s perverse rehabilitation project
