Covid
A heavenly perspective
Thoughts on the plague with St Pauls’ greatest dean, John Donne
Back to school…or is remote learning enough for now?
And is there a point to counter-factual history?
In Defence of Neil Ferguson
Simon Anthony responds to Toby Young’s and Ben Lewis’s criticism of Neil Ferguson
Open your third eye
Glastonbury against the machine
Democratic capitalism on holiday: the buffet
Is the sophisticated joy of the buffet coming to an end?
Why this Vote Leave government won’t rush out of lockdown
A poll a day keeps the let out away
The Misdirection of the Fat Police
Focusing on obesity distracts from the real reasons we’ve had such high death rates
This too shall pass
People want their pre-covid lives back. It falls on the vigilant to make sure that happens
London revisited
Can London adapt to different work practices and living priorities after Covid-19 recedes?
The liberation of Paris
Two excruciating months of lockdown have been lifted
Hi-energy nutrients
Schoenfield, Vivier, Bartok &c (Accentus Music)
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
November Letters
Aiming for the rescue and rebuilding of liberal capitalism
A cruel choice
Today’s euthanasia bill risks sending Britain down a dark path
How Putin uses history as a weapon
Russia’s new Tsar has rewritten the national story
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
Dance with the devil
Should a museum be a venue for the display of works of art for sale?
Get smartphones out of school
Young people desperately need a break from social media
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
Mental illness is more complex than we think
There are no easy answers when it comes to mental health
