Funerals
The truth about London Bridge
Flawed narratives should not distort historical memory of the planning for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Obituaries — the unvarnished truth?
Why we should speak ill of the dead
Divine service
Faith and the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Love and remembrance
The funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II
On paying respects
A noble queue
A river of grief
The capital is suddenly submerged in mourning
A quick exit…
Our way of death has become increasingly mawkish. Far better to opt for a swift cremation, without frills or power ballads
Death: a walk in the park
Everyday lies with Theodore Dalrymple
Alan Bates Britain
The case for dramatising every national scandal
J.K. Rowling and the very Freudian fandom
Many Harry Potter fans feel a strange compulsion to hate the thing they love
Realism is not the same as self-pity
There is a limit to how much women can physically protect themselves from men
The great immigration data disaster
Officials are deleting the data we need for a more sensible debate
Tragedy of the common spaces
It is sadly in keeping with the modern British mindset to prefer something good not to be done
The long and winding road
Join us on our journey down the roads of the 1800s
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
Small talk and big asks
Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers
Of course women support women
Men are angry about where women’s money is going? What’s new?
Doubting the new Ireland
The more traditions have been deconstructed, the more people have experienced a sense of loss
Why did behavioural scientists crave mask mandates?
The COVID pandemic exposed the nastiness of nudging
