Country Houses
Bobo, Boofy and all
The names of the modern aristocracy make for a Wodehousian world
Country houses and the longing for home
A new book illuminates what British Jews have brought to a rich architectural tradition
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Woke politics was never trivial
Wokeness was a lot more, and a lot worse, than a passing online fad
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd
Food pairing is folly
A warning against trying to match wine to dish