Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
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.
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution