Ruth Scurr
Ruth Scurr is the author of Napoleon: A Life in Gardens (2021). She tweets at @ScurrRuth
The regal rise of le petit caporal
Napoleon believed his glorious destiny was to terminate the Revolution
Save yourselves
We should not underestimate the deep seriousness of sex
The problem with prescriptions
Concerns about over-prescription should not be trivialised or problematised
Murders for May
Killings in the new Japan, family feuds in India and the novel menace of AI
Wanderer above the sea of clods
The next month might be maddening but it will not be dull
The BBC can be a drag
The priorities of its reporting, especially on gender issues, can be absurd
Do the arts need policy?
Decoupling creativity from policy might give art ambition again
Foxy old Labour
Going after private schools would be an act of pointless institutional vandalism
Rishi Sunak losing will be a blessed relief
The Conservatives should be put out of their misery