Bodleian
In defence of knowledge
Richard Ovenden’s new book is a passionate defence of the sanctity of knowledge expressed through literature
Saved for posterity
John Bowers reviews Jewish Treasures from Oxford Libraries, by Rebecca Abrams and Cesar Merchan-Hamann
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
A cruel choice
Today’s euthanasia bill risks sending Britain down a dark path
History unmakers
Our national treasures are morbid symptoms of a country in decline
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
The idea of the countryside
English rural life in theory and practice
Reading Winston Churchill
Half a century on, we’re still learning more about Britain’s most famous Prime Minister
Can Nigel Farage do his job?
Against the grim passivity of British politics
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Bonfire of the verities
Plotting a path through the new politics
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
4B and the futility of heteropessimism
Romance is painful but it is also possible
