Gertrude Jekyll
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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
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
What’s so illiberal about “illiberal democracy”?
Viktor Orbán has been a political pioneer in Europe
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
Exiles from the Rainbow nation
Race, land and why white South Africans are leaving their homes behind
The truth about the “Quiet Revival”
Churches have been growing in Britain — just not all of them
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane