For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective

Street preachers should not be arrested for offending people

The response to a young singer’s death exposed the cruelty of the self-consciously virtuous

This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life

As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?

Activists are even being excluded from conversations about activism

Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?

British roads, like Britain itself, need a lot of maintenance work

Taxation and spending make little difference while Britain is unable to build

We should not romanticise a futile and sometimes thuggish struggle