Stoicism
I miss the stiff upper lip
Some social constructions deserve to be kept
The Queen contra modernity
Why we should keep her values alive
The shows should go on
Would the Queen want us to cancel events?
When it’s great to be British
The country of understatement and the stiff upper lip responds well in a crisis
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
The 15-minute bait and switch
15-minute cities mean restricted freedom and a town hall traffic-fine bonanza
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
Parliamentary sovereignty (extreme edition)
Rwanda is safe. How do we know? Because we said so.
The City’s lights are dimming
The Square Mile is increasingly at risk of becoming an irrelevance
Liz Truss was right but naive
She grasped the scale of Britain’s plight but misunderstood the nature of power
Teaching leftists about tax
Sometimes, an argument about economic policy is like an oil spill
The creation of canals
Entering the golden age of canals
Diversity is not our strength
The Khan Review reveals a society needlessly splintered along ethno-religious lines
A decade of economic disaster
Only one verdict is possible: Conservative rule has been a comprehensive failure
It is they who will surrender
We have all of tomorrow’s excuses today
