All human life – and death – is here: the British parish church
As a skilled stonemason, Andrew Ziminski has dug deep into the fabric of countless churches and can explain every conceivable aspect, from baptismal fonts to gravestones
‘I like it when my pupils run the world’: a celebration of Jeremy Catto
The convivial Oxford don who died in 2018 is remembered by his many devoted students, who include bankers, barristers, diplomats and politicians as well as other distinguished historians
They weren’t all scheming poisoners: the maligned women of imperial Rome
Joan Smith criticises the distortions of Robert Graves in particular, whose villainisation of the empress Livia had no historical basis whatever
Wondrous treasure troves: the Jewish country houses of Europe
Among the greatest collectors was Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, whose furniture, paintings and objets at Waddesdon Manor rivalled those of many museums
Biden scores another ‘own goal’ over Trump’s ‘garbage’ supporters
The latest wisdom from our tottering, angry president was to call Donald Trump’s supporters “garbage.” He was responding to the…
Tories overtake Labour in Sunak’s final poll
It’s Rishi Sunak’s final week as Tory leader, but should he be asked to carry on? On Wednesday he charmed…
Germany’s gender madness is a worry for women everywhere
Germany has gone further than most countries in failing to stand up to the relentless march of transgender ideology. Its…
Can the OBR be trusted?
It was the absence of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s judgment that was blamed for the bond market crisis after…
Donald Trump, Liz Cheney and the great realignment in US politics
For Donald Trump fans, one of the many creepy curiosities of this year’s presidential election is that Liz and Dick…
Reform warns Starmer of ‘national crisis’ over immigration data
One of the key issues at play in this year’s July election was the matter of immigration. Sir Keir Starmer…
Is staff sickness crippling the NHS?
Some £22 billion of the £40 billion in tax rises the Chancellor announced this week will go straight to the…
Has Labour given up on the City?
It seems that the Budget isn’t going down terribly well in the City. Ministers have been out on the airwaves,…
Labour’s by-election nightmare
Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party has not had the easiest time in government so far – and last night’s local…
Will the ‘value for money’ tsar really overrule Rachel Reeves?
Is there any word more laughably misapplied than ‘tsar’? We have already had an ‘antisemitism tsar’ and now we are…
The path to falling university rankings is paved with bureaucratic intentions
Regulation of speech leads to regulation of thought
Values, ethics: what’s the difference?
In response to a decision by Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, not to endorse a Presidential candidate,…
Why France’s media is keeping quiet about Michel Barnier’s health
France’s 73-year-old prime minister, Michel Barnier, underwent surgery last weekend for a lesion on his upper neck. According to the…
Can Labour save its Budget?
After the Office for Budget Responsibility’s assessment of the Budget was published on Wednesday, the cost of government borrowing started…
Watch: Darren Jones admits Budget will hit working people
Well, well, well. It’s day three of the Budget and it appears that Rachel Reeves’s fiscal statement has begun to…
Team Badenoch vs Team Jenrick: A beginner’s guide
The end is in sight. The polls have closed. On Saturday, the result of the Tory leadership contest will be…
There may soon be peace in Lebanon
If the leaks and briefings are to be believed, Israel is getting ready to end its war in Lebanon. With…
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke has the perfect riposte to the anti-Israel bores
Finally, a celeb has stood up to the Israel bashers. It took the famously dour frontman of Radiohead to do…
The Women’s Equality Party deserves its fate
Of all the grotesque modern types who cast a silly-yet-sinister shadow over the dog-days of Western civilisation – the Queers…
Britain can grow faster than the OBR thinks
The UK economy may end up growing a bit faster by the end of this decade than the Office for…
Albo’s flight upgrade saga reflects self-entitlement culture
We are living in an age of self-entitlement. Former AFR columnist Joe Aston’s ‘story about power in the shadows’ has…
