Issue: February 2026
Italian food isn’t always great
Angela Harnett’s Café Murano tastes like franchise
Trussed up like an absolute turkey
Those who can’t do politics become podcasters
On track for a meltdown
The pros and cons of stalking
21st century villains
The Walliams dilemma
Core philosophy
How the old tradition of wassailing might actually benefit orchards
More than just a dog
Patrick Galbraith fears for the health of an old friend
Revolutionary faith
Murder in the Rue Marat: A Case of Art in Revolution
Nostalgic fantasies of the British Raj
Shattered Lands: Five
Partitions and the Making of Modern
Asia by Sam Dalrymple; e Indian
Caliphate: Exiled Ottomans and the
Billionaire Prince by Imran Mulla
A fallow period
Hannah Betts argues that styling rather than buying is the thing
When Kurt was better without Bert
Musical theatre forgets all but the smashiest hits from its past
Most Read
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
Beef and Brexit prosperity
High beef prices are a symptom of a deeper problem—Britain has left the EU, but not its economic mindset.
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
Reform has the real “Shadow Cabinet”
Establishment gatekeeping is as futile as it is absurd
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing