A Point of View

Mary Beards reflects on what really lies behind our attachment to Christmas ritual and tradition.

With water companies reeling from criticism over sewage discharge and rising bills, Stephen Smith sq

Zoe Strimpel on the joys of seeing the world through the eyes of her 9 month old daughter. 'Where pr

Rebecca Stott ponders the task of clearing her Mum's house, and the enormous difficulty of dismantli

John Gray believes the British state is broken, and that we urgently need a new centre ground in Bri

From the escape of Cholmondley the chimp from London Zoo in 1848, to Chichi from the Kharkiv Zoo in

Sara Wheeler reflects on the valuable perspective offered by out-of-date guide books. They shed ligh

In the last of his essays reflecting on America's search for meaning, James Naughtie recalls a meeti

James Naughtie argues that a common American identity will be achieved - one day - despite the heigh

From the description of Alexander Hamilton as 'the bastard brat of a Scotch pedlar', to Lyndon Johns

James Naughtie presents the first of four personal essays exploring America's 'wild search for meani

Adam Gopnik revisits two famous American essays from the 1960s and finds a remarkably contemporary v

From Kamala Harris' 'word salads' to her views about wealth redistribution, Zoe Strimpel finds littl

With the help of certain Conservative politicians, form number 48879-2039-876/WC and a rabbit hutch,

Three of Megan Nolan's close friends have given birth in the past year. Another two are doing IVF. A

As America gears up for next week's debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Sarah Dunant look

In the week that one of Britain's most famous Paralympians Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to crawl o

At a village fete in rural France, AL Kennedy finds herself among barrel organs, sleeping piglets an

David Goodhart says that with 40% of universities facing deficits and, he believes, too many graduat

Sara Wheeler on why sleeping in Captain Scott's bunk in the Antarctic got her thinking about imposte