Louis XVIII
Vive Le Roi!
French Royalist groups wait for a king, but is their cause surely lost?
Why Reform is rubbish
Its top-heavy structure and patchy talent mean it cannot seize a massive opportunity
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
Four women seers in a time of strife
Eilenberger’s design is to present philosophy outside the lecture theatre in its life-transforming power
The lies of Sinn Fein
Sectarian smears against Unionists have been exposed as the falsehoods they always were. Will anyone bother to say sorry?
Bring back the Law Lords
Tony Blair’s introduction of a US-style Supreme Court has served to undermine the supremacy of Parliament
Don’t ban anti-Israel marches
Principled and pragmatic arguments for prohibition are weak
The betrayal of Charlie Hebdo
The French intelligentsia has reneged on promises of fearless free speech and embraced a pervasive culture of censorship
Try Christianity
Reflecting on the cross, we find a truth that is often too easy to forget
Out with the old and in with the new
People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?
