Rural England
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
Rural revolt
British farmers are growing increasingly disillusioned with politics and politicians
The idea of the countryside
English rural life in theory and practice
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup