Underrated

This Victorian versifier has always been an acquired taste, even to his contemporaries. But today, his prolific output is barely read at all — and we are poorer for it

The soon-to-be Princess Catherine has shown she has the temperament and background to be an invaluable addition to the royal family

Willa Cather, the modest Midwest American author and admirer of Flaubert, merits her place among the literary greats

The tall man of modern-day philosophy needs a little more looking up to

The media mogul gets up the noses of the chattering classes for preserving pluralism of press and broadcasting

The contribution of the creator of Yes, Minister to the debate over the future of the BBC is considered and convincing

A tale of two émigrés: One of whom wanted to subvert the British State, while the other embraced it

The “quiet man” has nerves of steel, and his welfare reform may make the Conservatives the natural party of government again

This Socratic political philosopher combines Locke and Aristotle to explains what’s best for liberal democracy

Though her role is poorly understood, the monarch has preserved the constitution for almost 60 years