Thought for the day
Defender of the faith
Daniel Johnson remembers Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, wise and generous friend, guide and mentor
The second life of Tracey Emin
A brush with death has revitalised her work
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
Schrödinger’s Culture War
Is it a myth or a tremendous success?
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Alexandre de Moraes is no hero
Don’t make X an ex-X
Debunking the decline deniers
Armed police at Christmas markets are a bad sign however you look at it
The bizarre campaign against Physician Associates
The interests of doctors are being elevated above the interests of patients
Progressive realism
Can Labour’s new foreign policy doctrine work in our troubled world?
Neither beautiful, nor true
The new Fourth Plinth commission creates moral and artistic confusion
You can’t legislate away hatred
Don’t just do something, stand there
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
