Lent
Sugar, sex and sacrifice
It would be foolish to casually abandon Christian ethics of restraint
Such sweet sorrow
Lent is an ideal time to take pleasure in a gentle, contemplative and very English strand of musical melancholia
The way of all flesh
Why not give up vegetables for Lent?
Sauce for the goose
Condemn Downing Street not for wanting fun, but for ignoring others’ sacrifices
Cracking good meals
Explore the splendid panoply of egg recipes for an Easter, feast, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
The redemption we need
After a national Lent that has lasted a year, we can smell the blossom of hope
Lobsters for Lent
Abjure fasting for good deeds, says Felipe Fernández- Armesto
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
Join the escalation?
That world war may not erupt imminently is no excuse for being complacent
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
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Non-euclidean Toryism
The Conservative Party appears somewhat lost
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
The strange history of Keir Starmer and assisted suicide
How long, and to what extent, has the prime minister supported legalisation?
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well
The party that fell for a lie
The WEP is unable to give a straight answer to the question: what is a woman?
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
