Rainy Sunday Afternoon
Literate, satirical, witty and romantic
Neil Hannon is one of the true greats of songwriting
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Britain’s mutilated constitution
We must restore the old to build the new
Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Murders for May
From the spa resort of Buddington to the streets of Tokyo
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
Won over by a stately Italian saga
A fictional Italian president and a cinema spin-off