National identity
The enigma of Englishness
The English have debated their national nature for centuries
The matter of Britain
Britain must rediscover its stories and dreams
The immoral case for restitution
Britain does not owe Greece the Parthenon sculptures
What do the English think of Englishness?
Graham Cunningham asks why Englishness has failed to garner its own version of the self-flattering national mythology of so many other nations
An American in search of the English national character
Daniel Pipes’s quest to understand the English national character leaves him none the wiser
How a twenty-year-old report started the culture wars
The Parekh report argued that ‘Britishness’ as previously understood was now defunct
How united is Italy?
Professor Jeremy Black and Political Editor Graham Stewart discuss the strength of Italy’s national unity
The future of the Conservative Party
John Bowers reviews Remaking One Nation by Nick Timothy
The false prophets of war and turmoil
All eight of Whatmore’s subjects would have been astounded by the
stability of the British state through the 19th century
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
The public health fanatics have a new enemy in their sights
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
Restoring sanity takes time
So many people have built their professional lives around gender insanity
Chasing votes on foreign soil
Viktor Orbán has created a pipeline of support for his Fidesz political project by granting full citizenship to thousands of ethnic Hungarians in Romania
Entering the populist Pyongyang
Your correspondent watches the far right debate immigration — but will he go native?
Why Britain needs Popular Conservatism
The Conservative Party has not fulfilled the promise of Brexit or overcome the legacy of Blair
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
Justin’s dilemma
Spears got slutshamed; Timberlake was the stud
Immigration enthusiasts and problematic polling
New analysis made British voters look far more pro-migration than they are
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
