Social Deprivation
The BAME killer – why Covid-19 is so serious for ethnic minorities
Is social deprivation the reason, as Sadiq Khan suggests?
Max Grubb
Resentful Academic
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
The idea of the countryside Pt. 2
English rural life in theory and practice Pt. 2
Libyans, Parisians and London Irish
Dry-ish, spare, clear-eyed — rare in a world of literary bloat, sentiment and overstatement
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Fear Ireland’s shadow banks
The Emerald Isle is ripe for a volatile market correction
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Plane English
On pyjamas and private jets
Don’t bite the hand that feeds the birds
The government’s flawed biodiversity analysis endangers successful state-funded schemes
