Charles Spencer
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Liberal myths of the “good old ways”
Donald Trump’s foreign policy is not so very different from the Democrats’ imagined golden age of American leadership
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
Aggers declares — the end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
The Church of England has to rebuild trust
The next Archbishop must love this church back into health
The grand Budapest hotel
The Hungarian Prime Minister’s office gives Orbán the space to think
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
