National Treasures
History unmakers
Our national treasures are morbid symptoms of a country in decline
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
Life amid the ruins
Any captured, destroyed city, offers the same problems for the new owners
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Out of Africa
You can say what you like about European empires, but they improved African cooking
The strange death of the Office for Place
The demise of the Office for Place is a missed opportunity for housing
They call it Poppy love
Poppy is, simply, a dog who knows what she wants
Soporific Starmer
The Prime Minister appears to be making a virtue of his own dullness
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland
Land of fire and blood
The detours, if at times distracting, are worth the price of this historical journey
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
