Addis
Advancing to Addis
History appears to be repeating itself as Ethiopia’s capital could once again fall to Tigrayan rebels
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
Aggers declares — the end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
Rehabilitating an Edwardian genius
The sheer scale and diversity of Lutyens’ output is mind-blowing
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
The death of modern Britishness?
Attempts to construct a dehistoricised national identity have failed
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
The future that never came
Post-war London was saved from a modernist masterplan
