There is nothing Conservative about Rishi Sunak’s record
His promises are undermined by the cost of living crisis and record tax burden he helped create
How Britain abandoned its classical education
With more universities dropping humanities and less demand at A level, academics are trying to fight back against the STEM world order
Michel Houellebecq’s new book proves he is one of the world’s greatest novelists
My holiday reading tip? This 730-page novel about broken families and useless politicians – in French
Britain did not join the Great War to protect France – despite what Netflix may claim
The streamer's World War One documentary The Long Road To War offers a Serbian spin on history – and gets one thing wrong
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With the utmost respect, Stephen Fry, you are helping turn cricket into a totalitarian state
Cricket’s cultural conservatives are not prehistoric monsters – all I, and plenty like me, ask is for our point of view to be accommodated
Peter Sellers was British comedy's greatest chameleon
He may be most famous for the Pink Panther films and Dr Strangelove, but Sellers's early British movies were some of his funniest work
This isn’t Britain’s 1937 moment. It’s far worse than that
We must spend more on warfare – not welfare – if the British Army is to combat Putin’s threats of violence
Why have the Tories stopped talking about growth?
Somehow, the party of business and enterprise has turned into the party of welfarism – and thrown away their reputation for sound finance
How long before Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte is cancelled?
Garsington’s production of the composer's Carry On-like opera is top-class – but feminists may struggle with its fickle women
The startling collapse of the blue wall
The moral and ethical failings of senior Conservatives are among the many reasons why their safest seats are in danger
Henry Kissinger’s tips for aspiring world leaders – based on his intimate acquaintance with six
From Nixon to Mrs Thatcher, the 99-year-old knew personally all the case studies in his new book Leadership, but it's still not an easy read
TV’s hypocritical trigger warnings reveal a hidden double-standard
Old classics are being tampered with needlessly while new dramas come laced with profanities. Who is to blame?
When will we stop writing brilliant women out of music history?
A revelatory new recording of Ina Boyle's symphonies strikes the latest blow in the battle to give music's female innovators their due
Mickey Mouse cricket and poor over-rates are killing Tests
Suggestions the first-class programme should be cut from 14 to 10 matches lack any rationality, logic or common sense
Was British Rail really so awful? In a word, yes
Christian Wolmar's British Rail is a rose-tinted study of a depressing institution in a depressing era – and offers no advice for the future
The surprising history of the Diamond Jubilee's star building
Festooned with flags for the occasion, Admiralty Arch stares down the Mall at Buckingham Palace – but few know its sad story
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