Issue: July 2025
George Herbert: Striving for the divine
The poet who should be celebrated by the Church of England
The Lucy Letby truthers
Many of her supporters’ claims don’t stand up to scrutiny
A dearth of qualified candidates for Cambridge Chancellor
How did we get here?
Roping the dopes
It all comes down to what you consider sport to be
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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
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
A carnivore’s arcadia
Bowled over by a de luxe fillet steak
The online life that steals your soul
Read this book and then stamp on your phone
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
Louis Through
The left-leaning media has lost its moral and institutional authority
The asylum seeker will see you now
We should not legitimise illegal migration and its damaging effects
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?