John Donne
Seductive, scholarly life of the poet-priest
This new biography of John Donne brings the centuries-dead poet to life
Plague and progress
In the 17th century, disease drove social and urban change in England
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
Reading Winston Churchill
Half a century on, we’re still learning more about Britain’s most famous Prime Minister
Anti-industrial strategy
Manufacturing has been systematically devastated by successive governments
The problem with petty scandals
They distract us from state failure and institutional decay
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
Forces of nature
Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies (Warner/Pentatone)
Bad tradwife manifesto
From have it all feminism to tradwife influencers, women are being given impossible ideals and taught to refuse limitations
Immigration is still the elephant in the room
Violence is appalling, yet we have to understand the conditions from which it emerged