Harold Nicolson
What happened to literary politicians?
The decline of literary statespeople is a symptom of the decline of politics
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
Tony Blair is an extremist
He should have left public life long ago
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards
Saint Sánchez?
How the Spanish Left uses the Right to hold power