Thank God for the Glory of Gas
Britain takes for granted the benefits that natural gas has brought but they are miraculous
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Renewables Won’t Keep the Lights On
If you thought that wind power would be affordable, think again
Playtime is Over for Governors
Who will want to volunteer to sit on school boards in the harsh new education climate?
Melancholy Monuments of Chivalry
From Cyprus and Anatolia to Rhodes, the Levant’s castles bear witness to the struggle for supremacy between East and West
Sex in the Flower Beds
We over-humanise animals while underestimating plants. But it’s the latter that do all the work for us
All Change
‘Now that I am about to leave, I realise how uniquely American is the craving for “change”’
Assassin in a Hijab
Roshonara Choudhary's attack on MP Stephen Timms is an example of a growing trend of small-scale, individually-planned terrorism
Serious Business
The considered high-mindedness of Eliot or Larkin is no longer a prerequisite for members of today's literary establishment
Keen Kenyans
Despite 40 per cent unemployment and lack of infrastructure, an entrepreneurial spirit has lead many young Kenyans to prosper
Tripping Up
"Online Reputation Services Providers" threaten the future of user-generated media on the internet
The Public Doctrine of Maurice Cowling
The head of the Peterhouse historical school was concerned with finding a British national identity based on truth and Christian commitment
Europe, America and the Coalition
Two of the Conservative Party’s most influential thinkers, Nick Boles MP and Daniel Hannan MEP, discuss their contrasting visions with the Editor of Standpoint, Daniel Johnson