Leisure
The joys of the virus
Can enforced idleness make us less stressed and more contemplative?
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
Towards a hospitable environmentalism
Green ideas must transcend misanthropy and austerity
Badenoch’s “muscular liberalism” is a non-starter
The Conservative leader sounds hopelessly out of touch
William Warham
A champion of the English Church unfairly eclipsed by his great rivals Wolsey, Cranmer and Cromwell
Ministry of Silly Thoughts
Wes Streeting made the grave error of consulting the British people
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
We need a market-led course to net zero
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
Belle époque on a plate
The Goring offers a level of enchantment seldom found in the environs of Victoria Station
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?