Aug 19th 2011By BagehotLISTEN carefully, and in amongst the current chorus of Jeremiads against the dreadful state of England's youth, you can hear an interesting counter-current of real pity for...
Aug 18th 2011By BagehotHERE is this week's print edition column, expanding on some of the historical thoughts broached on this blog earlier in the week:Reuse this contentRead More
Aug 18th 2011By BagehotWITH my usual efficiency, I have just learned that it is voting time for the annual Total Politics Blog Awards, covering British political blog sites. Even more...
Aug 16th 2011By BagehotTHERE have been some sweeping historical claims made in the wake of last week's unrest, with commentators of left and right decrying an unprecedented collapse in moral...
By BagehotBAGEHOT headed to the south west of England this week, to attempt something I have wanted to do for some time: report on the reaction of a single town...
Sep 6th 2011By BagehotA SLEW of depressing reports has reached Britain in recent days from Libya, based on what appear to be letters and memos found in the looted offices...
By BagehotKWASI Kwarteng, elected in 2010 as the Conservative MP for the safe seat of Spelthorne, is by common consent a rising star of the right. His CV bears academic...
Sep 1st 2011By BagehotIN MY print column this week, I look at the striking silence of rich Britons, as billionaires (and even mere millionaires) from America to France, Germany and...