The Queen
Elizabeth the Good
We shall not see her like again
“Thank you, ma’am, for everything”
On the death of Queen Elizabeth II
France and the Queen
A sense of what was lost
Preaching the gospel of progressivism
Make the monarchy a spiritual vacuum, and it will soon be filled with nihilism
We all broke lockdown, and we should have broken it more
Time to admit it: the rules were always silly, and often cruel
The greatest cancellation
Warriors against cancel culture have been loudest in calling for a republic
Watch what you say
Scotland’s blasphemy law means it’s just as well The Queen didn’t attend COP26
Bad manners come in small packages
The new Ireland dislikes Unionists as much as the old one
What Magdalen College students get wrong
It is bizarre in the extreme to focus criticism of empire on the Crown
Going the way of all the earth
Our inability to do justice to the death of Prince Philip
And the band played on
Cash crisis in the arts — what’s new?
Britain needs eccentric thought
Lewis Goodall is wrong about the “radicalisation” of the Tory right
The truth is out there
Henry Staunton is dismissed as dangerously “erratic” by the powers that be, but he may just be telling the truth, no matter how weird
Grandmasters: a meeting of great minds
Napoleon and Goethe: Touchstone of Genius by Raymond Keene
Have the police criminalised being “openly Jewish”?
It is unacceptable for the police to blame the victims of potential bigotry
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world
The Conservatives can still reform our cultural institutions
The Tories should cut the Blob down to size before Keir Starmer comes to power
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
Everyone should be ashamed over Princess Kate but me
They spread unhinged fantasies while I asked sensible questions
Profile: Salvador Allende
Lionised by the Left, the Chilean president refused to moderate his Marxist aims in the face of economic chaos
The meaning of Navalny’s death
This tragic event illustrates the cruelty and fragility of the Kremlin
