John Torode
Trump Chic
How Thorstein Veblen’s “conspicuous consumption” explains the rise of The Donald
Back to the “Future Of Socialism”, Mr Corbyn?
Tony Crosland’s social democratic manifesto is still worth reading. But its author is notorious for his crusade against grammar schools
The Day Boris Became PM
“There was a gasp as Theresa May announced she was giving Boris her backing and loyalty”
End Of History — Or Clash Of Civilisations?
Samuel Huntington is now unfashionable on both Left and Right. But his global predictions look more accurate with every passing year
Lost And Found
The great Jewish writer Emanuel Litvinoff’s greatest novel has just been republished
The NHS? A Mess
‘Our rigid, unresponsive centralised healthcare system, designed by state-socialists and run by bureaucrats, serves neither patients nor practitioners’
Benn: Bomb Or Bust?
Hilary Benn is about to face his moment of truth
Smoke And Mirrors
‘The accusation against Harold Wilson is that the mystery concealed nothing’
Countering Corbyn
The Corbynistas’ five-year plan is becoming clear
Underrated: Hugh Gaitskell
The Eurosceptic Labour leader who died young but deserved to be Prime Minister
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past