British Summer
The heat is on
We need to rethink our use of water
A very superior Season
Today’s Season may be more democratic and international than the old, but those in the know still cherish the hot tickets that guarantee exclusivity
What are universities for?
The battle for British universities is not yet lost
A discordant song
Classical music may be the worst casualty of identitarian politics
A right to protest?
The right to dissent is often at odds with the will of the mob
God save The Kinks
How did four ornery lads rearing up from the post-war English underclass become national treasures?
Full steam ahead!
How British canal boats steamed towards the future
The meaning of Navalny’s death
This tragic event illustrates the cruelty and fragility of the Kremlin
The untalented Mx. Ripley
In a story of a fiendishly successful performance, Eliot Sumner proved an extremely unconvincing man
Let’s change the cultural meaning of the penis
Our genitals do not entitle us to anything
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
There is no magic bullet for raising birth rates
A complex network of spiritual, cultural and economic factors underpin our fertility slump
