Traditions
Walking the wild side of Merrie England
Revived folk customs are proud expressions of local identity and communal cohesion
Britain’s Christmas “hobby horse” customs
“Animal guising” customs offer important insights into British festive culture
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Good enough for politics
We should be more willing to declare some political problems solved
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Britain will be worse without hereditary peers
The expulsion of the hereditaries is neither fair nor pragmatic
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?
Infamous five
To most of us, the Cambridge Five are just names