The liberal hero who sealed in Ulster’s sectarianism
John Hume, 1937-2020
Why are Tories unrepresentative of their voters?
The candidate selection office may offer some clues
The anti-Corbyn plot that never was
John Ware looks at the hard facts behind Momentum’s claims of centrist betrayal
Why I am backing Buckingham University
Buckingham University is flying high without the help of state support
An essential record
Norman Lebrecht reviews Shostakovich: Violin concertos 1&2, performed by Alina Ibragimova and the State Symphony Orchestra of Russia
Ripley returns
Rejoice, Ripley is back! But why are we so drawn to Patricia Highsmith’s anti-hero?
Is Boris’s New Deal the real deal?
How quickly can the government pile-drive the economy into recovery?
Pleasures of sex and berries
Hart explains why we’re adapted to the environment we evolved in, rather than the one we inhabit
The Fate of Hagia Sophia
Will Hagia Sophia’s Christian heritage survive under President Erdoğan’s ‘neo-Ottoman’ vision?
What do Sinn Fein have to do to get a break?
The national media has turned a blind eye to Ulster republican delinquency
Reclaiming Becket
London’s great saint needs a reboot