Features
Fathers of the republic
A long overdue reassessment of the whiskered High Victorian statesmen whose fervent but nuanced nationalism did so much to forge modern Ireland
Why do we persist with Opera?
Dependent on state subsidies, artistically ossified and only a few go to see it
Half a century of the World at War
It was then the most expensive documentary ever made and, many think,the greatest
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The dating system invented by Tiny Dennis
Our true European home
With Brexit settled, Britain must seek to engage with its unalterably European cultural heritage and identity
In a world without God, what does suicide mean?
When society no longer sees the taking of one’s own life as a sin, it is unclear who should be responsible for attempting to prevent such deaths
Profile: Tobias Rustat
A Cambridge college tried to remove his memorial plaque and the Church branded him a “slave trader” but, in fact, this royal retainer was a philanthropist
A tale of two Glastos
With ho-hum bands, faux-eco fans and sky-high prices, Glastonbury Festival has strayed far from its countercultural roots
How Ofcom signed off on Channel 4’s lies
The regulator was complicit in a misleading C4 documentary about the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya
NIMBYs are the real revolutionaries
Think tank-driven Street Votes policy risks trampling on middle-class dreams by bringing high-density housing to peaceful neighbourhoods
