J.R. Lucas
Smuggling Plato to Prague
Edward Lucas pays tribute to his father J.R. Lucas, Oxford philosopher and Cold War champion of the Czechs
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
Excluding Imran Khan is cowardly and wrong
Oxford University has made a serious mistake
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
Iranian women deserve more support
Self-styled internationalists are failing them
Why was I the only reporter?
On the sentencing of the Rotherham grooming gang
Butterfield’s glorious vindication
Received opinion was wrong about William Butterfield’s powerful architecture
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
An open letter against assisted dying
118 academics oppose the Leadbeater Bill
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
Progressive realism
Can Labour’s new foreign policy doctrine work in our troubled world?
