Edward Colston
A perversion of Puritanism
The toppling of Colston’s statue in Bristol sends a terrible message to today’s would-be philanthropist
Property is Speech
Tearing down Edward Colston’s statue conceals the past and suppresses the speech of the dead
The facts and the fury
Feeling strongly about an issue is a dangerous justification for mob action
Pursued by Furies
Neither Roy Jenkins nor Enoch Powell became prime minister, but they are our two most influential postwar politicians
Can the West live without China?
Graham Stewart asks Stewart Paterson whether disengagement from China is an act of self-harm or a sensible stitch in time
Tom Stoppard – The ‘timid libertarian’ speaks for himself
Like Wilde, Tom Stoppard has finally realised the importance of being earnest
The real pandemic
The last thing we need is a future generation who can think for themselves
Tom’s ghostly debut
X.Trapnel on the latest publishing politics
Touch of dystopia
Are we facing a Ballardian dystopian future of waning human touch?