Louis XIV
Louis XIV: a monarch of purpose
Despite its length, Philip Mansel’s biography of the Sun King is ‘a welcome prize for any reviewer’
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unconquered by a
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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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 simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
What the reparations debate says about Britain
Social and ideological shifts mean that we face an increasingly divided future
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
Killing with kindness
The MoD’s drive for a net zero military is an ideological folly that risks national security
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders