Jubilee 2022
British past or American future?
Aussies have some soul-searching to do this Jubilee
Another Elizabeth, a second Anne
In our secular age the Queen has been Anglicanism’s most compelling representative
Why are republicans such “sour-faced Puritans”?
Opponents of the monarchy are also suspected of hating Christmas, puppies and the sound of children’s laughter
The Queen’s Jubilee Book List: why did they bother?
The choices show a lack of levity, imagination and courage
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
A culture of death
Street gangs and online provocation are fuelling a morbid subculture in British life