Hartlepool
Hartlepool and the dignity of Labour
After losing Hartlepool to the Conservatives, the Labour Party would do well to take heed of Jon Cruddas’s new book
The Hartlepool Declaration
How much impact will Farage’s retreat really have?
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
Four women seers in a time of strife
Eilenberger’s design is to present philosophy outside the lecture theatre in its life-transforming power
World Budget Day
On World Book Day, Jeremy Hunt tried and failed to dress up as Nigel Lawson
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
More than just a club
The four men who founded Aston Villa could not have imagined what would follow
All small talk
Dwarf uprisings, Daleks and disreputable handymen
We must escape Subtopia
As Ian Nairn warned, British town planning has had a grim levelling effect on our urban and rural spaces
Harry Potter and the bourgeois-bohemian dream
Looking back at the dreams and resentments of an ascendant class
Should there be set texts for MPs?
Establishment ignorance of the texts we should be governed by is endangering the United Kingdom
In praise of the viola
Cantabile: Anthems for viola (Delphian)
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
