Oliver Letwin
The intellectual who underrated the voters
Philosopher turned pragmatist, my great friend Oliver Letwin has been an enigma for much of his political career
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
“Trope” is not a synonym of “lie”
You cannot dismiss an argument by calling it a trope
Who Should Be The Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
With the shock resignation of Justin Welby, who will the Great British Public select to lead the Church of England?
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
What’s wrong with the Human Rights Act?
It makes judges the arbiter of moral and political as well as legal decisions
The strange death of the Office for Place
The demise of the Office for Place is a missed opportunity for housing
Rocking the Reichstag
Women across the world have been protesting against the bizarre new German self-ID laws