Edouard Philippe
Gaullism at a crossroads
The French Right faces its old demons and its moment of truth
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
William Warham
A champion of the English Church unfairly eclipsed by his great rivals Wolsey, Cranmer and Cromwell
Will judges protect free speech for Christians?
A new case will determine whether expressing normal Christian beliefs precludes employment
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
We need a market-led course to net zero
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
How Putin uses history as a weapon
Russia’s new Tsar has rewritten the national story
A statement flower
The most fanatical have spent fortunes to find the rarest and finest of these blooms
The French far right are losers
Will Rassemblement National will ever be the ruling party?