Constitution
In an end, a beginning
The Queen’s absence serves as a reminder of the enduring importance of the monarchy
The perils of a speaker unchained
Bercow remains a grim warning about what a politician can still do in the chair, if he puts his mind to it
Fixing the unbroken
Reform of judicial review is a solution without a problem
Where is Parliament?
If MPs cannot curb rule by decree, then they have little constitutional relevance
A vengeful pursuit of political power
Natascha Engel reviews Unspeakable by John Bercow
Supremely impartial
Far from being enemies of the people, our judges have a fine record in ignoring political considerations when making their rulings
A one-sided view of history that neuters parliament
Brexiteers are right: parliamentary sovereignty is inextricably linked with national sovereignty
Jury’s out for the new attorney general
Is Suella Braverman up to the job?
Squalid optimist
The PM’s mendacity about the sunlit uplands of New Model Britain is psychotic
The UK’s four nations can be reinvented and flourish
The Anglo-British belief in national self-government could forge a new path
Transports de joie
En route back to childhood at the Wallace Collection
How do we deal with war crime?
The horrors of Bucha have reminded us that humans are capable of evil on a huge scale
The birds and the beef
Far from being an ecological enemy, cattle-grazing encourages natural diversity and helps in the battle to save some of our most endangered species
The Roman roots of the English church
Perhaps two new church histories have a salutary message for today’s C of E
Britain has been betrayed
Our country’s fortunes aren’t falling — they were pushed
I spread disinformation, and I’m very sorry
In which our brave author is found guilty of trying to be funny online
We need to talk about Sex Education
Relationship and Sex Education classes for children are being taken over by outside providers with their own agenda
Why are we allowing “The Family Sex Show”?
We need to ask hard questions about what we expose our children to in the name of “inclusion”
Close, but no cigar
Dilyn the Dog and Bozzo have been playing dress up
Seeing the big picture
The most enduring historical work reveals eternal truths about the human condition
De-Goulding: an incomplete coda
Part two of Mahan Esfahani’s deconstruction of the modern association of pianist Glenn Gould with Bach’s Goldberg Variations