Lord of the Rings
Between Middle Earth and the West
130 years from his birth, what can we learn from Tolkien?
Bored of the Rings
Is it time for the Tolkien industry to give it a rest?
Woke of the Rings
The Tolkien society is scanning the author’s work for signs of cishetero amatonormativity
The writings of Lewis and Tolkien embody conservative environmentalism
The Conservative party were once the country party. They could be again. It might even net them some votes
One App to rule them all
Mordor was much better than this
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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
The gifts of gentle density
There are all but endless benefits to building more beautifully
The summer chill
Cool soups for hot days
Leaving the ECHR would not make Britain like Russia
The case for opposing withdrawal is currently intellectually fatuous
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
Tasty tunes
The Chocolate Soldier, Opera della Luna, Wilton’s Music Hall
Regulations without services
How the state is prohibiting without providing
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
On travellers and trail hunting
Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture