Matt Ridley
The time is ripe for innovation
Natascha Engel reviews How Innovation Works, by Matt Ridley
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Green eggs and flam
A fine way to make herbes omelette