Barry Legg
Remembering Richard Shepherd
Barry Legg and Sir Bill Cash discuss the former Conservative MP
When the populist meets the Pope
Javier Milei and Pope Francis represent very different and often hostile elements of Argentinian cultural life
The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left
The false prophets of war and turmoil
All eight of Whatmore’s subjects would have been astounded by the
stability of the British state through the 19th century
All in the family
Most likely, we live in a comfortable nest of light fictions
Venice’s tortuous tourist tax
How much public money has been wasted on a scheme which will be quietly retired?
The great immigration data disaster
Officials are deleting the data we need for a more sensible debate
The case for Christian converts
Don’t let allegedly bogus conversions cause you to forget that real ones exist
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history