01/16/2020 - 12:00am

Raise your glass to Roger Scruton, the terroiriste The great philosopher's love affair with Burgundy had much in common with his conservatism and love of place

Giles Fraser

15.01

Why are we locking up patients for profit? Cygnet's fatal failings highlight the shocking flaws in our approach to mental health problems

Ian Birrell

15.01

A manifesto to rescue Labour from irrelevance My party was wrecked by liberals and Toytown revolutionaries. Here's how to vanquish them

Paul Embery

15.01

How racist are you? Companies spend a fortune on 'implicit bias tests' — but they are next to useless

Tom Chivers

15.01

Samira Ahmed’s win is for all women The BBC presenter's victory isn't an elitist moment: it's part of a long battle for equality and dignity

Julie Bindel

14.01

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