National Memorial Arboretum
A Valhalla of remembrance
The National Memorial Arboretum is an ambitious landscape of trees and statuary — but does it work?
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
Out with the old and in with the new
People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?
The deep wisdom of rootedness
Society has lost touch with the people and places who helped to shape it in the first place
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
Budgets are overrated
Taxation and spending make little difference while Britain is unable to build
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
What does the Scottish Hate Crime and Public Order Act really say?
Misunderstandings are the fault of Police Scotland and government ministers
Man of letters: reading between the lines
Byron: A Life in Ten Letters by Andrew Stauffer
Small talk and big asks
Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers
Correcting Cass’s critics
Attempts to intellectually discredit the Cass Review have completely failed
