Queen Elizabeth II
The return of the sacred
The British monarchy is defying secular modernity
Mourning in Mendoza
The Queen’s global reach
Labour and monarchy
Not the relationship one might think
“Thank you, ma’am, for everything”
On the death of Queen Elizabeth II
In the shadow of the crown
The inefficient paid tribute to the dignified
France and the Queen
A sense of what was lost
Long to have reigned over us
For 70 years Queen Elizabeth II brought dignity and grace to public life
God save the Queen
Britain will never be the same
The power of the pageant
Our enchanted, sometimes absurd, monarchy is one of the last focuses of common cultural experience
Another Elizabeth, a second Anne
In our secular age the Queen has been Anglicanism’s most compelling representative
The problem with puberty blockers
Ministers must step in to prevent the NHS from experimenting on children
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
Do hurt people hurt people?
This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted
Parliamentary sovereignty (extreme edition)
Rwanda is safe. How do we know? Because we said so.
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
Violent delights
It’s 30 years since Pulp Fiction hit cinemas, and what a time it was to be young
Young people are not as pro-immigration as you think
The idea that young people are uniformly “woke” is a silly myth
Doubting the new Ireland
The more traditions have been deconstructed, the more people have experienced a sense of loss
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
Dark rumblings at the RIBA
Secretive shenanigans concerning the future home of its drawings collection arouse concern about the wisdom of the governance of the RIBA
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
