Slavery Report
Is the National Trust losing the nation’s trust?
If the National Trust is tired of promoting “heritage” what can be done to remind it of its purpose?
“Bold vision”
An action or choice can perfectly well be bold without being good
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
Megalomania
Megalopolis is a gaudy, self-indulgent mess
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Gambling gifts
New reports on Labour and political donations miss the point
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
Max Grubb
Resentful Academic
Heroes, villains and lessons in life
Intellectual history, sneered at in Oxford 40 years ago, is all the rage there now
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
Why Trump triumphed
The Democrats had too many self-inflicted disadvantages to overcome
