Features

How to become a cult writer

What does it take for an author to become idolised way beyond their literary merit?

Georgia on my mind

There is an exodus of Muscovites with money to Tbilisi and Turkey

When do we lift the sanctions?

Sooner or later a diplomatic compromise will have to be reached

Putin’s brutal war shows why we still need NATO

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the folly of proposals for a European army

Bungs, bears and barges

Two decades of extraordinary experiences in the Ukrainian capital

Fight things that really matter

We must not capitulate to self-indulgent and hypocritical student outrage over Cambridge’s Seeley Library

Always prepare for the unexpected

The instructive parallels between the Falklands and Ukraine wars

The first post-modern war

The Falklands conflict was no imperialist throwback

Singing the Blues

The Varsity Match and Boat Race are no longer part of our sporting conversation

Teaching by the critical race book

Holyrood is seeking to embed social justice theory in schools