Conservatism
The big state heir to Blair
James Kirkup reviews Remaking One Nation by Nick Timothy
Defenders of a shared culture
Oliver Letwin compares and contrasts two conservative philosophers, the late Roger Scruton and Michael Oakeshott
Who’s a conservative?
A vigorous debate is under way about the future of the American right — and it is a mistake to question its survival
Blown fusionism: is a common enemy enough?
Ed West, Small Men on the Wrong Side of History
A philosopher of deeds
Roger Scruton was a doer as well as a thinker
What will Trump’s America learn from Boris?
The Conservative victory matters because of the differences between Trump and Johnson, not the similarities
The prophet who didn’t do people
Friedrich von Hayek became “Hayek”, a cardboard cut-out representation.
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
The poverty of miners’ strike nostalgia
We should not romanticise a futile and sometimes thuggish struggle
In the name of God, lead
The Prime Minister appears terrified of making a stand against racism in his own party
Brussels, capital city of Surrealism
In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
A wilting wallflower
A once ambitious civic project has devolved into the chaos that is London Wall West
The conversion of St Lee
Never mind migrants converting, what about the MPs?
A Good Read should be better
Some weeks there are comedians and groovy journalists — others it’s groovy journalists and comedians
Fine art versus luxury goods
The auction houses’ love expensive brands
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
Brexit and the dubious doppelgangers
Doppelganger models are an unreliable guide to how Britain would have looked had Brexit never happened
