Queen Margrethe II
The abdication of responsibility
A monarch quitting undercuts the point of the institution they represent
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Will Syria’s Christians really be safe under HTS?
The evidence, alas, gives little cause for optimism
Academic freedom needs legal safeguards
Violations of academic freedom are endangering the progress of knowledge and the pursuit of truth
Historiography made exciting
A new book from Richard Davenport-Hines makes history interesting and enjoyable
50 years ago…
Ali dances, bounces, beckons Foreman on, matador against bull
Resist Labour’s managerial revolution
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are grimly committed to expanding the state and entrenching bureaucracy
Gambling gifts
New reports on Labour and political donations miss the point
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
Into the setting sun…
Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
Medieval treasures of Germany
Aachen and the great temples of medieval Europe seem like vast spiritual power stations
