Geoffrey Smith
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
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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
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
A range of Stratford anecdotes
The Walliams dilemma
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
It is time for antidisestablishmentarianism
Church establishment is still worth fighting for
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom