Wine
A keen nose and sharp prose
David Womersley reviews Waugh on Wine by Auberon Waugh
Keeping it in the family
Christopher Pincher on Michael Fabricant and those who require vineyards to be family-owned
Christmas drinks
Fergus Butler-Gallie blesses that which unites church and pub
Andean myth buster
Don’t listen to the critics. When it comes to wine the new world produces some real works of art
Cupboard love affair
An MP sorts through the collection of wines gathering dust in the office cupboard
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
Bach in black
CPE Bach: Berlin Symphonies (BIS)
Civilisation needs silence
On cooing babies and other noisy performances
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
A crippling consensus
Labour, the Greens and the Lib Dems are singing from the same destructive hymn sheet
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
A memo crying in the wilderness
Why does the Church of England now sound like an HR department?