Rural Life
The dog won’t hunt
Why are we so dismissive of rural ways?
Monarchs of the fen
Stalking muntjac and fallow deer in Lincolnshire
Another country
The tales that show how rural life has changed
Kilkenny’s golden age
A fascinating exploration of Irish history could have been better and more comprehensively illustrated
The only way is up
It’s narrow, man, a narrow path to victory
Crocodile Keir
For all of Sunak’s shoddy timing, Starmer’s opportunism was pathetic
The passage from India
The failings of Bazball, like the failings of Britain, are becoming more apparent
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
Keir the coward
Narrowing the borders of permissible opinion will not solve Britain’s societal crises
Dumb, glum and zero-sum
British thinking has to value supply more than distribution
The Roman Republic is worth thinking about
The life and death of Tiberius Gracchus illustrate the virtues of populism
Healers who harm
Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren’t Growing Up by Abigail Shrier
British defence must be renewed
War may not be imminent but Britain must still be secure
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
