Emmanuel Macron
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
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
Keeping your head may just save your soul
Hyperreality meets holocaust denial in the insanity of the social media age
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
The Church of England’s race to the bottom
The Church of England should not be putting ideology before history
Debunking the decline deniers
Armed police at Christmas markets are a bad sign however you look at it
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
On the King’s Road to ruin
The decline of commerce on Chelsea’s celebrated street is a worrying sign for London
Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile
The hollowness of postliberalism
Its vagueness and sentimentality encourage political opportunism
