John Milton
Satan’s sedition
Liberty, license and Milton’s multifaceted allegory for Oliver Cromwell
Paradise dimmed
John Milton’s Paradise Lost is the greatest poem in the English language, yet it seems to be fading slowly from public view. Who could write a new national epic?
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Equality of opportunity, and other bedtime stories
Britain cannot make progress if equality is its highest goal
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
Burying their heads in the ash
The battle against the illicit tobacco market has not been won
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
A scarcity machine
Why Peckham residents should not celebrate development being blocked
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise