George Washington
For King and Country
Remembering the British soldiers who died in support of the Crown
Hail to the Chief
The expansion of executive power in America
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
From the Desk of Lord Kronsteen
When a sketchwriter faces awkward questions, only a billionaire’s dictated letter of support will do
A country at war with itself
Washington politics can
best be understood through the history
of bitter factional in-fi ghting within both
the Democratic and Republican parties
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
Not mad for it
I Puritani, Royal Opera, Covent Garden