Eleanor Doughty
Bobo, Boofy and all
The names of the modern aristocracy make for a Wodehousian world
October 2020: Letters to the Editor
Damned by his own words
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Beyond Carmen
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
Ring engagement
The Mash meets The Ring!
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.