Oliver Letwin
Social market liberals of the world, unite!
We need to restate the case for the free-market policies and liberal politics that have ushered in an age of unprecedented prosperity
Our EU Deal Gives Us The Best Of Both Worlds
After the Prime Minister’s renegotiation, the UK has the benefits of the single market while staying outside political, fiscal and monetary union
The Philosopher and His Scholar
Noel Malcolm’s magisterial new edition of Hobbes’s Leviathan is a fine example of why, in the 21st century, scholarship still matters
Tories Have No Lack of Policies
The accusation that the Conservatives do not have a detailed programme to implement in government is completely untrue
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