Queen Elizabeth
Make a spectacle of oneself
Don’t skimp on the coronation; the monarchy is a drama that speaks to all our hearts
Why Germany mourned our British queen
While few Germans lament the loss of their own emperors and kings, they admire the British idea of monarchy
Saints and sinners
The dotty suggestion the Queen be canonised is an expression of a hope she will not be forgotten
Remembrance of a forgotten nation
Reminders of our country’s shared past
A modern way of mourning
Ukrainians face slaughter and subjugation. Church leaders must back them unequivocally
Painting Queen Elizabeth
The painted surface of monarchy is everything
Love and remembrance
The funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Royal pomp and circumstance
What is it for?
The day after
Mourning that befits her memory
Franz Schubert: String quintet/Quartettsatz (Chandos)
Intimations of life’s fragility
“Bold vision”
An action or choice can perfectly well be bold without being good
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
Join the escalation?
That world war may not erupt imminently is no excuse for being complacent
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
November Letters
Aiming for the rescue and rebuilding of liberal capitalism
Junk food? More like junk statistics
New claims about the costs of obesity are wildly exaggerated
The dam of Spanish eco-politics creaks
Will no death toll make elites reconsider green overreach?
Should we feel pity for the Pelicot accused?
To have endured pain does not excuse inflicting pain
You were warned
Badenoch’s election means bad news for the Tories
Donald Trump and the age of sovereign internationalism
We are entering a new age of great power competition
