Columns
A cupful of cash
Qatar 2022: tournament of shame
Make a spectacle of oneself
Don’t skimp on the coronation; the monarchy is a drama that speaks to all our hearts
Flights of fancy
The background noise of safetyism
Drag queens teach vital lessons
The last thing these people want is attention
The games people play
The fascination with esoteric sports with quirky rules and limited spread
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Sadiq Khan has been ordered to explain his ousting of Met police chief Cressida Dick
Live on TV: history at work
The making of a TV historian
Simply the best
It is not just trophies and success that mark out Federer, but grace, personality and charm
Saints and sinners
The dotty suggestion the Queen be canonised is an expression of a hope she will not be forgotten
The state we’re in
Britain isn’t working any more
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
The blessings on our doorsteps
It is all too easy to forget the astonishing cultural wealth that lies close to hand in our medieval parish churches
Academic freedom needs legal safeguards
Violations of academic freedom are endangering the progress of knowledge and the pursuit of truth
Boris the Innocent
The Johnsonian lexicon has yet to incorporate the word “responsibility”
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
Getting the creeps
How should we cope with the unsettling in everyday life?
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
Total eclipse of the art?
Activistic artists and curators are making art a niche political endeavour
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
