Countryside
Itchen for fishing
Good fishing, books and beer remind us that not everything is awful
Another country
We all need to reconnect with the natural world
Up with the Times
A fond farewell to the countryman’s bible
Pastoral pleasures
Delighting and relaxing away from the city
Hunting ghost ponds
The loss of a rich wildfowl habitat
The wisdom of gamekeepers (w/ Patrick Galbraith)
Deer, eels and Philip Larkin’s lawnmower
A countryside for all
Patrick Galbraith wants shooters and mushroom heads to get along
Loving the countryside
Its future must be rooted in affection
The dark side of Constable
His paintings have greater depth than fashion has supposed
Natural goodness
Rewilding projects will never grow enough to feed the nation. A new model of nature-friendly farming is a better solution
Rosemary Sutcliff
A writer of genius, capable of conveying the feelings and lives of those who lived in the distant past
Why are our politicians afraid of politics?
The depoliticisation of policy should concern us all
The Turner Prize’s identity crisis
The art establishment has revived competent drawing in spite of itself
Sein oder Nichtsein
What a pairing Hüller and Fiennes would make
The Golden Age of jockeys
Ryan Moore is most racing professionals’ idea of the best jockey in the world
A neglected radical
Guillaume Guillon-Lethière was an artistic and social pioneer
The future is blue
With Corbynite leadership and conservative members, Unite embodies Labour’s identity crisis
Going on a Truss hunt
We’re not scared — but Conservative MPs should be
Death by red tape
“Soft cancellation” is the preferred tool of institutionalised censoriousness
Thriller vs filler
The album is back and music is better for it
Walter’s Arctic Circle is a winner
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