John Kampfner
European champions
Kampfner has written a scrupulously researched yet not uncritical tribute to postwar Germany
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art
Classic is back
Why contemporary art may be losing ground
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
The truth about the “Quiet Revival”
Churches have been growing in Britain — just not all of them
Steel blues
The Government’s new steel strategy is stupid and destructive
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
A second Northern Ireland?
How the SNP squandered a major opportunity for independence
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name