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
Dancing around the issues
Who won? Certainly not the country
Going on a Truss hunt
We’re not scared — but Conservative MPs should be
Ethnic identity is fine, as long as you’re not English
In the corridors of power, every ethnic grievance is welcome — except for the concerns of the English
Living in the 80s
Did popular culture peak four decades ago?
Ukraine’s dangerous friends
The embattled nation must resist the siren song of possible NATO membership
Gifted children
How does one wrap a bank transfer?
Is cricket growing up and leaving home?
In many ways the sport is thriving, but there is danger ahead
Who to free — killers or rapists?
The police, the prisons and the courts are all dysfunctional, thanks to the Conservatives
The final death of left v. right?
Old political categories are losing their value
A lawyer in Number 10
What of prime minister-in-waiting Keir Starmer’s views on legal issues?
Just stop
A new wave of disruptive protest is openly criminal, yet is minimally policed. It is time to say enough — and ban them all
