Fortnum & Mason
We aren’t being served
The closure of Jenners of Edinburgh is an object lesson in how to kill the department store
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
What Pullman gets wrong about Narnia
Philip Pullman is more like C.S. Lewis than he might think
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Averting irrational egalitarianism
How to stop ideological anti-racism damaging our institutions and our country
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit