Patrick Galbraith
The woke eco-politics that leads to extinction
We stand to lose our most vulnerable species unless land managers and conservationists agree on tough strategies for their survival
Literary molehill
Marc Hamer, a retired mole-catcher and tweed-wearing existentialist, has led an unusual life and still isn’t quite sure who is he today
When the call of the wild can go too far
Radicals want to reintroduce predators to the British countryside. It would be wiser to learn more about the wildlife we already have
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal