Anne Isabella Milbanke
Man of letters: reading between the lines
Byron: A Life in Ten Letters by Andrew Stauffer
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland
The new equality bar
Is the Bar Standards Council really fit to enforce a proposed raft of new equality rules?
We have to rebalance civil society
To influence power, we must organise
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
Defending an outdoor smoke
There is no rational argument for prohibition
