St George’s Day
The enigma of Englishness
The English have debated their national nature for centuries
Revitalising the West
Ukraine has rallied the West and yet again shown our civilisation’s limitless capacity for self-renewal
St George didn’t die for this
English nationalism is a paper dragon
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world
Anti-industrial strategy
Manufacturing has been systematically devastated by successive governments
Life amid the ruins
Any captured, destroyed city, offers the same problems for the new owners
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
Progressive realism
Can Labour’s new foreign policy doctrine work in our troubled world?
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Royals in an online age
Can the royal mystique survive the glare of modern media?
Debunking the decline deniers
Armed police at Christmas markets are a bad sign however you look at it
