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
The Golden Age of jockeys
Ryan Moore is most racing professionals’ idea of the best jockey in the world
Walk tall in these shoes
If you buy the best kit, it will last much longer
The rise and fall of Rishi
Exceptional good fortune met common mediocrity
We must punish the parents
How should France tackle the problem of repeat juvenile offenders?
Starmer and the satirists
Will British comedians be as tough on the new government as on the last?
Illicit fun
Jonathan Leibowitz: Eastern Reflections (Delphian)
Balance the books
Britain’s soaring debt may not be as sustainable in the long term as figures suggest
Keir’s woetanical garden
Labour still don’t understand the scale of the reforms that are needed
Immigration is still the elephant in the room
Violence is appalling, yet we have to understand the conditions from which it emerged
Recreational rioting
Is your right an existential threat to the nation or just blowing off steam? It depends on which flag you’re waving
Weren’t the grownups meant to be back in charge?
Shallow managerialism has failed us already