Rationing
The failure of central planning
It didn’t work in the late 1940s or the early 2020s
Sins of omission
Taking statistics out of context is a dangerous games, says Theodore Dalrymple
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism
Paean to a green and pleasant land
The finest living example of that perennial English type, the countryman-writer
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly