Features
Empire state of mind
Matthew Parris and Nigel Biggar discuss colonialism
Small isn’t beautiful
The dangerous myth of degrowth
Embarrassment of riches
When Rishi Sunak stood on the steps of Downing Street to give his first speech as Prime Minister, he had…
The beast is back
For the first time since the Ice Age, wild bison are roaming Britain
‘We want to hit the ground running’
When Keir Starmer won the Labour leadership in 2020, following the party’s worst election defeat since 1935, many people shook…
Tanks for nothing
Ukraine’s top soldier, General Valery Zaluzhny, has said that if he is to launch a successful counter-offensive, the West will…
Do we, don’t we?
The Church and the vexed question of gay marriage
Last orders
The sad decline of drunkenness
Gender wars
When Rishi Sunak had dinner with Nicola Sturgeon last week, the idea was to show he was interested in a…
Jail broken
Why are our prisons still in lockdown?
Classic mistake
The dumbing-down of BBC Radio 3
‘There is no upside to speaking out’
Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev on his decision to defect
All out
How strikes lost their bite
The faith and the fury
My father Paul Johnson
Oh, brother
Rebellious ‘spares’ are a feature of history
No fear of Keir
It’s impossible for the Tories to demonise the Labour leader
Trigger warning
How it feels to get shot
In defence of Camilla
The Queen Consort is far from being a schemer
Wasted energy
Putin’s plan to freeze Europe has failed
Egged on
Why is social media pushing young women to donate their eggs?
