Great Expectations
Degrading Dickens
How the BBC lowered expectations
Chasing votes on foreign soil
Viktor Orbán has created a pipeline of support for his Fidesz political project by granting full citizenship to thousands of ethnic Hungarians in Romania
Is Britain a Christian country?
The UK has an established religion alright — the worship of the self
How big a problem is problem gambling?
Jolyon Maugham should not roll the dice on opposing GambleAware
Free speech in free fall
As British freedoms are continually eroded, much of the liberty lobby seems to have nothing to say
The sculptor’s funeral
The death of Imogen Stuart represents the passing of an Ireland that built, rather than destroyed
Keep your shirt on
Don your white shirt with a flash of scarlet à la the fashion bitches
Small talk and big asks
Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers
How Singapore gets things done
Singapore’s enlightened authoritarianism offers lessons about effective governance
Existential questions
The Conservative Party has to come up with some compelling answers if it is to survive
Water matters
British towns were built on rivers in more than one sense
Why the goal glut?
Football — never boring, even when Italy is defending a 1–0 lead — has only grown more exciting
