Lord Bew
Fathers of the republic
A long overdue reassessment of the whiskered High Victorian statesmen whose fervent but nuanced nationalism did so much to forge modern Ireland
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
Israel, the ICJ and the plausibility of genocide
Commentators are misunderstanding the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice
In the city
From the suburbs to the estates
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
When geek culture was good
A celebration of Spaced
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
BoJo’s Life of Johnson
Exclusive extracts of perhaps the best autobiography by a former Conservative prime minister called Boris
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
