January 14, 2020

Who will headline the Festival of Brexit? With a bit of 'hope and happiness', surely the widely-pilloried Festival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland could bring a divided nation together

Various Contributors

14.01

How the BBC could wield soft power The broadcaster could be be an effective instrument of influence — but it needs to raise its game

Mary Dejevsky

14.01

In defence of Facebook There are problems with Zuckerberg's monopolistic intentions, but breaking up his company could do more harm than good

Christopher Rhodes

13.01

The coming constitutional battle royal Instead of modernising a beloved old elite, Meghan seems recklessly determined to destroy it

Freddie Sayers

13.01

Roger Scruton: Conservative lodestar The great philosopher gave Conservatism its head and heart, guiding the party to a great victory last year

Danny Kruger

13.01

How Boris could blow his majority History shows that landslide victories are no guarantee that governments will be returned to power

Peter Franklin

13.01

The ‘Great Awokening’ started a century ago The 2020s are merely re-enacting the culture wars of the 1920s

Eric Kaufmann

10.01

Harry and Meghan’s embarrassing predicament The world is bound to lose interest once the Sussexes step back from the Royal Family

Douglas Murray

10.01

What can we expect from 2020 politics? Donald Trump will win, national populism will continue apace and the Green movement will grow

Matthew Goodwin

10.01

When female undergrads were ‘semi-demented spinsters’ A century ago the first women graduated from Oxford — and another obstacle to female emancipation fell

Francesca Wade

10.01

Why Schitt’s Creek is a parable for the good life If you lost everything you ever valued, how would you find meaning?

Libby Emmons

09.01

Don’t expect Jeremy Corbyn to go quietly Labour is going to find it impossible to escape the shadow of its humiliated leader

Stephen Pollard