James Bond
The devils that made me a dandy
Joseph Connolly’s enduring passion for sartorial splendour was driven by a childhood addiction to the glamour of TV
Sean Connery: the man beyond Bond
Who was the “real” Sean Connery?
No Time for Cinema to Die
What does the postponement of the new James Bond film mean for the future of cinema?
Who will be the next National Treasure?
After Dame Judi Dench’s resignation as a “national treasure”, Romeo Coates considers the runners and riders for the role
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Brexit was not an act of economic self-harm
Whatever you have heard, UK-EU trade is doing just fine
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low