Peter Mandelson
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
A question of selection
The Sensible Centrists have made a flawed case against party members choosing leaders
‘The Sun Wot Won It’?
When has media coverage really influenced politics?
There is no “Woke Right”
A new attempt to delineate the boundaries of acceptable opinion has failed
A Boxing Day treat
It’s Boxing Day — and that means it’s the King George VI Chase at Kempton
Let’s start a cat flap
Why do cute predators get a pass from conservationists?
Heroes, villains and lessons in life
Intellectual history, sneered at in Oxford 40 years ago, is all the rage there now
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
So many voters got it wrong
The ignorant masses have betrayed democracy
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Biden’s legacy of escalation
His last decisions could determine the state of global politics
Stories worth telling
Untold Stories (Hyperion)
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
