God
Prophet of Catholic conservatism
The magisterial Benedict XVI, one of the greatest minds ever to be elected pope, has bequeathed a lasting legacy
In at the Domination
The controversial top-level adviser sets the record straight about his role in Creation
All smoke and no fire
An Impact Assessment on prohibiting cigarettes is unconvincing
The truth is out there
Henry Staunton is dismissed as dangerously “erratic” by the powers that be, but he may just be telling the truth, no matter how weird
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
Sticky situation
Everyone’s Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe was different. All were revolting
Not everyone has a novel in them
Literature is the only art in which, it seems, every neophyte is convinced they can succeed
In praise of centibillionaires
When people are free to make a lot of money from new businesses, everybody wins
The lonely end of a political failure
Leo Varadkar rode to power on a wave of optimism and is disappearing in a puff of disaffection
Why the goal glut?
Football — never boring, even when Italy is defending a 1–0 lead — has only grown more exciting
The Conservative betrayal of selective schooling
Grammar schools are great — but there are not enough of them
Disbanding St John’s Voices would be cultural vandalism
Modern bureaucrats should leave our choirs alone
How Britain fell in love with cars
From Wind in the Willows to Wodehouse, cars captured the imagination
