Platonic Love
Are men losing the chance to love other men?
The modern trend to write off male camaraderie as “bromance” is doing great harm to young men
The death of conservatism?
Individually and collectively, we must choose life
You were warned
Badenoch’s election means bad news for the Tories
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
The public sector must reform or die
Too big to fail? It is too big to succeed
Enjoy some old Baileys
Few literary activities could give quite so much pleasure as reading the work of this brilliant but overlooked novelist
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
(DTB) Don’t Trust Boris
The former prime minister is up to his old tricks
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
The blessings on our doorsteps
It is all too easy to forget the astonishing cultural wealth that lies close to hand in our medieval parish churches
After Covid
English towns have a long road to economic recovery
