How Britain fell out of love with Boris
The story of a shy extrovert, an unprincipled believer, a depressive funster
Cometh the shower, cometh the man
Can Starmer exploit Tory weakness?
Auto-destructive art
The Tories are their own worst enemies — Labour doesn’t come close
Always winter but never Christmas
The Tories are in Narnia, but what’s in Labour’s wardrobe?
It’s Trussonomics – and you ain’t seen nothing yet!
Introducing Kwasi Kwarteng, master of counter-intuitive thinking
Love and remembrance
The funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Good mourning Britain
I Vow To Thee My Story
The shows should go on
Would the Queen want us to cancel events?
In the shadow of the crown
The inefficient paid tribute to the dignified
A hopeful debut
But beware of disappointments
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
Synaesthesia
Robert Thicknesse, Lucy Lethbridge, and Yehuda Shapiro return for a mind bending and spirit expanding episode of Critical Mash
Dumbing down the priesthood
Unless the Church reinstates rigorous college-based training for clerics, it will wither away
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies
The Boy who never grew old
Eric Ravilious’s ethereal watercolours chime with today’s sensibilities
Doubting the new Ireland
The more traditions have been deconstructed, the more people have experienced a sense of loss
In praise of centibillionaires
When people are free to make a lot of money from new businesses, everybody wins
Vanishing act
Jeremy Hunt did not, in fact, pull a rabbit out of his hat
How did Conservative modernisation go?
David Cameron’s “A-List” has turned out to be second-rate
Why are we ignoring the slaughter in Sudan?
There is no excuse for indifference when we pay such close attention to other wars
Clerical error
Clergy should be in the business of saving souls, not stamping passports
