Anthony Blunt
The Spy, the Scholar and the British Academy
David Cannadine’s thoughtful commentary of the Anthony Blunt affair utilises previously unpublished sources
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
4B and the futility of heteropessimism
Romance is painful but it is also possible
There is more to ethics than “#BeKind”
It is not cruel to fear the consequences of legalising assisted dying
Green in name only
The Green Party doesn’t understand the realities of rural life
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
Clickbait criticism
A depressing, inarticulate complaint of a generation too paralysed even to make art
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
The enemy of the Civil Service is my friend
Conservatives should hope that Keir Starmer can weaken its grip on British policy