James Rodgers
Muzzled in Moscow
Drawing on the author’s experiences, the book’s effect is akin to having a long pub chat with a knowledgeable journo
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
In the city
From the suburbs to the estates
Badenoch’s “muscular liberalism” is a non-starter
The Conservative leader sounds hopelessly out of touch
Megalomania
Megalopolis is a gaudy, self-indulgent mess
More than one way to skin a cat
The thing about formulae is that they’re an aid, not a guide
Season’s bleatings
Christmas is almost here, but our MPs are not in the festive spirit
Why Trump triumphed
The Democrats had too many self-inflicted disadvantages to overcome
Heroes, villains and lessons in life
Intellectual history, sneered at in Oxford 40 years ago, is all the rage there now
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
4B and the futility of heteropessimism
Romance is painful but it is also possible
Accidental Orientalism
Britain has been reduced to selling a cheap simulacrum of its history
