Classics
Looking back at Medusa
Myths are more malleable than statues
A little too mature
In Brideshead, the overriding feeling is that surely the punchline is to come. It never does
Latin hero of love-torn teenagers
Tibor Fischer reviews A Thousand Kisses by Frederic Raphael
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
A carnivore’s arcadia
Bowled over by a de luxe fillet steak
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them