Sohrab Ahmari
The conservative case for socialism?
Sohrab Ahmari’s anti-business prescriptions fail to convince
The wisdom of the old traditions
The Unbroken Thread is an engaging and entertaining read — but it feels like a project that’s only just beginning
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Asset-stripping on campus?
Selling universities to private companies risks destroying their charitable purpose
Terry tackles literary lightweights
Is a distinguished professor right to hold intellectual biography in low esteem?
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
Standout singers
If Music (Erato), Day of These Days (Delphian) & Eisnacht (Genuin)
Labour’s toxic medicine
The more they treat the symptoms of decline, the worse things get
The truth about the “Quiet Revival”
Churches have been growing in Britain — just not all of them
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
Two cafes, both alike …
Our correspondent investigates the north London front of the Israel-Palestine conflict
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things