Essential Reading The Polish Revolution Timothy Garton Ash’s account of the Solidarity movement shows how Poland has resisted Russian control, and led me to a life-changing decision. By Jesse Norman
Not so radical: Jesse Norman on Magna Carta’s conservatism Here, as so often in our history, it is property rights that secure individual freedom. By Jesse Norman
Michael Oakeshott, conservative thinker who went beyond politics An unassuming figure little known in life but hailed after his death as “perhaps the most original political philosopher… By Jesse Norman