Ernest Shackleton
Buccaneer of the Antarctic
The heroic age of polar exploration ended with Shackleton’s death
High art or high camp?
Elektra, Royal Opera House
Explaining the gender gap in politics
Why men and women have been marching in different ideological directions
Talk of conscription is pure fantasy politics
We do not have the forces, the seriousness or the need for a major ground war
A passage to Istria
Long nights and grey days turn our correspondent’s mind to the Croatian coast
Who’s ready for the Equality Levy?
Birmingham’s bankruptcy is a portrait of Britain’s future
Against the relegation of Record Review
Why is Radio 3 mistreating one of its greatest assets?
How did Conservative modernisation go?
David Cameron’s “A-List” has turned out to be second-rate
Profile: Noam Chomsky
The American linguistics professor who is forever at odds with his country
Keystones of Britain’s history
Far too many young people are woefully ignorant of the splendour and meaning of our rich ecclesiastical architecture
AI has not killed the author
Advanced technology can enhance rather than replacing the pleasure of a good book
Brexit and the dubious doppelgangers
Doppelganger models are an unreliable guide to how Britain would have looked had Brexit never happened
