George Steiner
A very English intellectual
For all his European frame of reference George Steiner stayed in Cambridge for a very good reason
Remembering George Steiner
Today Arendt is only read by academic cultists – Steiner by the public
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
Sundown on Sandown
How can we save British seaside towns?
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
The dog that failed to bark
Jeremy Corbyn hoped the local
elections would be a launch pad for
his new party. Instead, Your Party
has mostly been arguing with itself
Asset-stripping on campus?
Selling universities to private companies risks destroying their charitable purpose
Britain needs a moral core
The UK’s greatest vulnerability isn’t its weakened military but its lack of spiritual depth
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do