Politics
Holy baloney
Marcus Walker prays for episcopal consistency
Tawdry roots of a deeply damaging doctrine
The Separation of Powers is one of the worst, and one of the most influential, ideas around
Small is best
In Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa small nations lead in terms of economic and social development
Revolution in the Academy
The quest for knowledge, not power, ought to guide academia
Say it ain’t so, Joe
How democratic is a shadowy cabal conspiring to hide the fact that Biden is too frail to govern?
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
The professional classes don’t understand manual work
They cannot understand distinctions between different kinds of labour
The Tory beauty contest
The good, the bad, the ugly and the downright embarrassing
Is Scottish independence really dead?
Labour’s “more devolution” policy will only strengthen the cause in the long term
Less than the sum of its parts
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera
The riots and the social media blame game
Politicians blaming social media for the riots are hiding from state failings
Plague and progress
In the 17th century, disease drove social and urban change in England
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
Beef stew
Drake might be literally alive, but in terms of reputation, this was a murder
