The Northern Ireland Protocol partly repeals the Act of Union
The High Court in Belfast confirms the Protocol’s constitutional vandalism. We will settle this in the Supreme Court
Against stakeholderism
How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making
A talented pianist and a battered piano
Bezhod Abduraimov: Shadows of my ancestors (Alpha-Classics)
Three novelists pushing the bloat out
Some novels still dare to leave the reader’s hand unheld — without universal success
Against rights radicalism
A noble cause has mutated into an obstructive and anti-democratic force
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
The erotic art book banned by a pope
A rich tale of great artists, pornography and the papacy has made I Modi one of the most fabled of all books
Save this perfect Welsh building
The Church Institute and Churchmen’s Club at Llanfairfechan need, and deserve, to be preserved
On conservative despair
It is hard to escape the sense of tremendous national loss
Web of lies
We can combat misinformation with scepticism and content provenance technology
Fine art versus luxury goods
The auction houses’ love expensive brands
The slick glide through the institutions
When values are outsourced to third-party organisations, everybody suffers
