Emmanuel Macron
Napoleon Bonaparte: A PR nightmare
On the bicentenary of his death, Napoleon Bonaparte remains a curiously stubborn rampart of cultural history in France and beyond
Brexit’s best argument
VDL’s hapless performance must be delighting Brexiteers
Power to the pigs and les keufs
France is competing with the UK to be every bit as draconian and liberty-infringing
The meek inherit nothing
Islamism is increasingly held not to be a deviant from Islam, but an orthodox aim of the “religion of peace”
History in the Age of Woke
Macron aims to rewrite history, with Britain not far behind
NATO’s at war with itself
Russia looks set to enjoy the fragility of its great adversary, the Atlantic Alliance
We can all be Gaullists today
Britain sustained de Gaulle. The general’s views on Britain should resonate now.
Macron needs another reboot
The French people are not happy. Can their President do anything to change that?
Jobsworths home and away
The referee is a blessed form of jobsworth
Clerical error
Clergy should be in the business of saving souls, not stamping passports
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
Conscious decoupling
Some people consider ideas on their own terms; for others they are inextricable from context
The Boy who never grew old
Eric Ravilious’s ethereal watercolours chime with today’s sensibilities
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
The ways of waterways
From travelling to trade, how Britons used water before canals
How capitalism gave women leisure
Feminist anti-capitalists are spinning delusions about economic history
Of course women support women
Men are angry about where women’s money is going? What’s new?
William Wilberforce and England’s forgotten saints
The Clapham Saints and their efforts to reform British manners have been unjustly and unwisely forgotten
Man of letters: reading between the lines
Byron: A Life in Ten Letters by Andrew Stauffer
Banning masks from protests is a bad idea
Anonymity can be essential to dissent against tyrannical regimes
