Bishop Auckland
Spanish prize
Jonathan Ruffer’s daring philanthropic experiment hopes to bring a different kind of regeneration to the north-east
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
Maligning the missionaries
Should the Church of England regret the promotion of Christianity?
There is no conservative case for Keir Starmer
Despairing at the Tories is understandable, but the opposition of your opposition is not your ally
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
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
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
Great Lives — great, The Essay — awful
Radio 3 maintains its course towards self-destruction
Plane crash government
With Sunak’s agenda firmly earthbound and far from civilisation, some MPs are clearly contemplating cannibalism
Men deserve single-sex spaces too
The campaign against the Garrick Club is tiresome and opportunistic