State capacity
Being the nation that the Kremlin thinks we are
Putin has more confidence in Britain than our politicians do
There’s truth in the toilet
Britain’s sewage problem requires a Victorian solution
The broad influence of Aquinas
His influence has been felt in economics as well as philosophy and religion
Cricket’s triple threat
Some have the granddaddy knack
War destroys everything
Alex Garland’s Civil War is filled with terror and horror
The slick glide through the institutions
When values are outsourced to third-party organisations, everybody suffers
Less will be better
More students have been worse. Some became dons — they have been worse too
Having a bad Bey
If you’re going to jettison the essence of the song, why even bother?
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
How the internet killed The Simpsons
Nicholas Clairmont has avidly viewed more than 750 episodes of the comedy about the residents of Springfield — but won’t be watching any more
Too much disinformation
Mariana Spring is back, with another series to set the songbirds a-twitter
We have to wake up on defence
Britain cannot act as if war will never come
Parklife people
This book has a brilliant premise but, frustratingly, it doesn’t quite work
