Conservatism
Against the imaginary conservative friend
Left-wing and liberal journalists should stop appealing to “true” conservatism
Why conservatism is rational
Conservatives should take pride in the rationality of their reasoning
A radical right-wing trio
A new generation of radicals in France see their political mission as nothing less than saving European civilisation
Welcome to the age of anglo-pessimism
It’s not been the best week to be a small-c conservative
I went to anti-woke Davos
The ARC of justice is long, and bends towards complacency
Profile: Rory Stewart
The cerebral Old Etonian podcaster might be a deep thinker and was possibly even a spy but he lacks the substance to be a great political leader
What the Polish election means
It has major implications for conservatism and left-liberalism in Europe
Confected outrage doesn’t change the facts about the family
Why does British political debate often disregard children’s interests?
Legacy of failure
13 years of missed chances, bungled crises and miserable inaction
Flourish we must
British conservatives must focus on action over rhetoric
There is no conservative case for Keir Starmer
Despairing at the Tories is understandable, but the opposition of your opposition is not your ally
Against gorpcore
We have to develop and embrace aesthetics that inspire the imagination
History will judge us on gender
How can the modern world tolerate such absurdity?
Eyes on the prizes
On a dispiriting start to racing’s “Premierisation” era
The F-word
A serious accusation should be treated with appropriate seriousness
The war on noticing in modern Britain
How DEI initiatives and the worldview behind them dull people’s natural perceptiveness
Common prayer
Britain, and her monarchy, have a language fitted for times of joy and sorrow alike — so why does the Church of England make such poor use of our traditional liturgy?
Giants and pygmies
Some stop-gap leaders of the opposition were never intended to be potential prime ministers
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
Not another one!
How might the run-up to the next general election look?
What are our cathedrals for?
Changes to the management of cathedrals have obscured the very point of their existence
