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
The restless life of a very bourgeois rebel
Gauguin was not an artist who lent himself to categorisation
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Going off script
The only thing worse than Kemi Badenoch’s scripted questions are her unscripted questions
Why has Tehran released Toomaj Salehi?
The regime is said to be split over whether to target high-profile protesters
Peston’s inbox
Kemi wants a correction, and Keir could appear on celebrity TV
The Scullionbait Awards for Reporting Merit
Articles with no opposing quotes, criticism, or trace of so-called “balance”
Can we save our parish churches?
It will take cultural as well as institutional change
Writing lives
The life story of the biography, from Victorian glorification to Bloomsbury boldness to contemporary obliquity
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
Red lines
Fighting Ulster’s flag downgrade
