Roast beef and ‘woke warriors’: Hogarth exhibition re-examines Britain’s past

London Letter: The artist’s outlook was connected with Europe but firmly rooted in his Englishness

All the world’s a stage – An Irishman’s Diary on Dublin’s historic theatres

It’s good to have illusions about yourself

Positive illusions about our own strengths can help in difficult personal situations

John Major proposes second Brexit referendum

MPs have duty to consider well-being of the people’, former British prime minister says

Verbing on the ridiculous – An Irishman’s Diary about bad English, overprotective parents, and the Winter Olympics

Fintan O’Toole’s top British novels

The Irish Times literary editor was one of 82 foreigners polled by the BBC to choose the 100 best British novels. Read how he got on

In a word . . . reptile