Underrated
Geoffrey Hill
The “unabashedly elitist” elegist of England is an ideal candidate for the Oxford Professorship of Poetry
General David Petraeus
The teachings of the man who gave us the surge in Iraq will be taught for many years to come. Don’t rule out a run for the White House in 2016
Angela Merkel
The German Chancellor’s stance to Iran’s mullahs is refreshingly robust
Nancy Sladek
The editor of the Literary Review deserves praises for giving its writers a free hand — as long as they do not succumb to puffery and hype
Vaclav Klaus
The Czech President maintains a measured opposition to global warming alarmism
Anne Bayefsky
This authority on human rights has become a thorn in the side of the UN and a passionate defender of Israel.
Michael Oakeshott
We should salute the legacy of a philosopher who explained why the conservative disposition is inimical to big government
Thomas Sowell
The American economist, whose broad learning and philosopher’s eye bring a sharp clarity to the science, is applauded
Joseph Losey
It is right to celebrate the centenary of the great American director, whose politics never overshadowed his films
Raymond Tallis
The philosopher-physician should be praised for swimming against the post-modernist current
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