Issue: May 2026
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
The trans war on reality
Trans activists loudly trumpet a false mythology
of victimhood. In fact, trans people are more
likely to kill than be killed,
The chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
The fateful road to the great dictators
Weimar Germany / Red Dawn Over China
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
Profile: Alec Douglas-Home
The quintessential Tory grandee who
was the last of his kind: a politician
motivated by service to his country
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
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
Trump: the imprudent king
The President has so far achieved the opposite of what he promised
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
Slim down the university system to save it
It has become too bloated and too expensive
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
How to reform the NHS
Britain must take inspiration from the Netherlands
The online life that steals your soul
Read this book and then stamp on your phone
We’ve had enough agitslop
British TV drama has become an embarrassing display of liberal neuroses
Protecting what matters
The government’s new integration and extremism policy exposes a regime in denial
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal