Books
To have, to hold — and to create
Beauty isn’t merely to be owned, but is something to be loved and passed on
A man of Rome, out of Africa
The Bishop of Hippo and his circle brought to full life and colour
Vive la difference
Human reproduction remains unique in the animal kingdom in the intensity of care demanded
A fascinating record of a vanished world
The delight of the diaristic form is seeing through another’s perspective
How Schopenhauer can change your miserable life
A philosopher of pessimism has much to teach us about navigating a grim universe
Murders for October
Brazil in the 1930s, France in the 1940s and Britain in the 1950s
The inside story of how Brexit got done
Not a Great Man telling of history, but a tapestry of characters
What has Brexit done for us?
A lot more than Remainers would be willing to admit
Bobo, Boofy and all
The names of the modern aristocracy make for a Wodehousian world
Eurocentric view of an American giant
The author and people like him see every problem as justifying “more Europe”
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Dangerous liasons
Does Keir Starmer have a plan for dealing with Donald Trump?
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Dumbed-down democracy
“Public opinion” is useless when the public is largely ignorant
Marketing masters
Catching the eye of a buyer in the social media era
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
Paean to a green and pleasant land
The finest living example of that perennial English type, the countryman-writer
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
Selling the commons
How Britain put a price on nature
Steel blues
The Government’s new steel strategy is stupid and destructive
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures