Alexander Horne
Alexander Horne is a visiting professor at Durham University and an employed barrister. He tweets at @alexanderhorne1
Johnson’s last stand?
We could witness the twilight of Boris Johnson’s political career today
Bluesky thinking?
The honeymoon phase of the X alternative could be short-lived
Food for thoughtlessness
The march of the public health puritans continues
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
Can Nigel Farage do his job?
Against the grim passivity of British politics
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
Was the Budget stupid or malicious?
It is going to fuel youth unemployment
Progressive realism
Can Labour’s new foreign policy doctrine work in our troubled world?
Tierless? (Starmer’s version)
Taxpayer-funded escorts for celebrities, criminal neighbours for normal Brits