British culture
The liberal establishment is to blame for public outrage
Ignoring and enabling horrendous crimes has encouraged a nativist backlash
The Anglo-Dutch moment and its consequences
The English and the Dutch owe more to each other than they realise
Fraser Nelson’s immigration holdout
The columnist may still be fighting but the war has been lost
Gyles Brandreth’s bon mots
An obsession with linguistic and historical marginalia has infected British culture
Living in the Eighties
An exhibition of photos from a pivotal decade interests and exhausts
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
Going Rogue
An interesting if unappealingly illustrated reassessment of a neglected style
History unmakers
Our national treasures are morbid symptoms of a country in decline
London has lost its soul
National renewal must start with the capital
Farewell, knights errant of the road
Once one of London’s most distinctive tribes, cycle messengers are a dying breed
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
A profound Tory
Simon Heffer’s biography of Enoch Powell very much deserves revisiting
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Populism in its purest form
Nigel Farage is rallying his voters to defend his right not to be asked inconvenient questions about his money
RIP New Labour?
Keir Starmer’s failure should mark a decisive break with a failed consensus
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester