Victorians
February: Letters to the Editor
Peter Hitchens resents being called a “High Tory”
The Grand Tour – what the British got up to abroad
Looking back on the Georgian European vacation with the historian Jeremy Black
Trouble in Toryland
The Conservative Party is in deep trouble, and headed towards a probable post-defeat leadership battle
Was The Bible written by slaves?
A new book maintains that enslaved scribes and readers may have affected the shaping of Christian ideas
The grey vote will not save the Tories
Appealing to older voters is failing as an electoral strategy
Music for a disintegrating world
Valentin Silvestrov: Widmung, Postludium (Naxos)
How short is an arm in the arts?
ACE’s politicisation goes back all the way to the Blair government
Who hears the voiceless?
Leaving unborn children without legal protections would be an ethical disgrace
Five rules for governing
Use your power, bring back politics, extend your wings, rebuild your base — and govern in poetry
Starmer and the satirists
Will British comedians be as tough on the new government as on the last?
The way forward for conservatives
We must have bold politicians who really believe in the things they promise
Whistler in black and white
A video artwork that aims to critique Rex Whistler’s controversial mural in Tate Britain lacks context and nuance
Twitter’s doxxing problem
Social media “outings” expose serious lapses in legality and digital morality