Columns
The shame of the Oxford Union
A debate on Israel and Palestine was a disgrace
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
Spotify Wrapped is good for the soul
On the joys of exploring a year in music
Doublespeak about assisted suicide
The campaign for assisted suicide is distinctly Orwellian
A house divided
American partisan divisions are the result of social atomisation
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
Bursting the myth of the “people’s war”
The Home Guard was not a nation-in-arms of the Jacobin kind
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism