Royal Family
The monarchy in context
How has it survived?
“Thank you, ma’am, for everything”
On the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Long to have reigned over us
For 70 years Queen Elizabeth II brought dignity and grace to public life
Soft power superpower?
It’s easy to mock, but British influence is real — and a potent tool for good
Strap In, or Strap On?
Why is Prince Harry publishing a memoir?
Modernising the Royal Family
David Starkey talks to Graham Stewart about the crown’s delicate balance between reform, revolution, and sustaining a useful role
Is it time for the honours system to go?
From the questionable calibre of candidates to clandestine cancellations, Michael Collins queries the future of this (not so) honourable tradition
Prince Philip’s military legacy
Prince Philip’s military service deserves to be remembered in its own right
Prince Philip — a public life
Alexander Larman looks at the life and duty of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who has died at the age of 99
Why Brits should care about what’s happening at the New York Times
The increasingly partisan ways of the New York Times is setting an agenda that UK media outlets like the BBC appear unable to resist
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The tears of Keir’s
It was an anticlimactic end to an unconvincing premiership
From the Desk of Lord Kronsteen
When a sketchwriter faces awkward questions, only a billionaire’s dictated letter of support will do
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Sport’s regime changes
Canadian snooker has gone the way of Hungarian table tennis
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Infamous five
To most of us, the Cambridge Five are just names
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation