Coup d’État
Coups and coronets
The return of the radical and the ridiculous
Shadow of the Kaiserreich
The rootlessness of German political culture
Assassinating Edward VIII
Did MI5 let one of their own informants have a go at the king?
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?
Was Houellebecq right?
Reassessing the French novelist vilified for forecasting the Islamicisation of France
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
Scottish independence is dead, for now
But there is no room for complacency or appeasement
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
David Lammy’s Caucasus catastrophe
The Foreign Secretary’s blunder has exposed the hollowness of “progressive realism”
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
