Albert Einstein
Time flies, relatively speaking
The older you are, the quicker you count out a minute
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
Averting irrational egalitarianism
How to stop ideological anti-racism damaging our institutions and our country
In praise of the English football fan
No one likes them, they don’t care — and good for them
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
Israel does not run U.S. foreign policy
There is nothing wrong with questioning foreign influence — but that influence has been overstated
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court