Table Talk
Tripe is worth all the laborious preparation
The sagging, slumberous bed of tripe-meat just needs awakening
On safari
How was your summer? Listen to mine, and weep
The lost world, and lives, of the countryside
Through losing ground and regulation of wildfowl, their world will change
My beef with football burgers
From ersatz meat we are turning to ersatz ersatz meat
Signs for a revival in London’s art market
This year’s Frieze may mark a return to buying art for pleasure and quality
Finding a perfect pub
A gastropub that feels like a proper pub is a tricky combination
Holiday wines
It’s not to go shopping like a normal human being, rather than a wine bore
Do let’s be beastly
Channel your inner wild animal
We all love to hate
It adds spice when you hope an athlete will crash and burn
Racing’s omertà
The sport closes ranks against anyone deemed an outsider — including the criminal law
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The truth about the “Quiet Revival”
Churches have been growing in Britain — just not all of them
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
Three pheasants, one Land Rover
Labour’s new war on pheasant shooting is about who gets to decide how England’s land is used
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common