National Pride
Citizens of somewhere
Michael Henderson delves into two different radio programmes with identity at the centre
Foreign frivolity
Robert Thicknesse on how the idea that foreign poetry was better than local soon became established dogma
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
A king’s ramsons
Look after the woods, and they will continue to give
Bach in black
CPE Bach: Berlin Symphonies (BIS)
David Lean
The cinematic genius admired by today’s directors
Reform should not abandon free markets
Nigel Farage should stick to his liberal guns against the forces of collectivism
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
A bloodless account of blood-soaked times
Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece by Adrian Goldsworthy
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships