Snobs
Remembering an unfashionable writer
BBC Radio 4 attempts to resurrect fallen literary figures.
Will Starmer’s immigration gambit backfire?
The prime minister might have opened a box that he cannot close
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
Transformation of a wasteland
Surviving buildings lend texture to the development, a sense of it having a history
What’s wrong with the Human Rights Act?
It makes judges the arbiter of moral and political as well as legal decisions
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
A bloodless coup in Bucharest
How can elections be cancelled without substantive reasons even being presented?
The year in military history
2024 has been a rewarding year for lovers of books and history
Red lines
Fighting Ulster’s flag downgrade
Academic freedom needs legal safeguards
Violations of academic freedom are endangering the progress of knowledge and the pursuit of truth
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
