Hobby
Death of the model railway?
Not so fast — this is one railway network Beeching can’t cut, and its built of life long fascination
Crake and ales
Patrick Galbraith hears a rare bird but fails with the rod
The potting shelf
You can grow without a garden
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
