Lee Kuan Yew
How Singapore gets things done
Singapore’s enlightened authoritarianism offers lessons about effective governance
The poverty of “Singapore-on-Thames”
Britain can take inspiration from other countries but it cannot merely imitate them
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
Fiddling while Canterbury burns
The new proposals from the Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice are depressingly wrongheaded
The “open borders experiment” is reversible
Keir Starmer can and should change the conditions by which migrants become eligible for Indefinite Leave To Remain status
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
An Oxford arriviste
Shades of Brideshead and Saltburn at an unconvincing “classy” Oxford restaurant
The joy of old English
Interest in language was once the domain of antiquarians and clergymen
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
