The final furlong
Horse racing is in existential crisis
The future that never came
Post-war London was saved from a modernist masterplan
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
The age of reason, sliced and diced
No historian wields Ockham’s razor more effectively than J.C.D. Clark
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
Rite of autumn
Labour is celebrating the harvest and definitely not sacrificing pensioners in the hopes that the gods grant us plenty in the coming fiscal year
The Tory beauty contest
The good, the bad, the ugly and the downright embarrassing
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
