An American in search of the English national character
Daniel Pipes’s quest to understand the English national character leaves him none the wiser
The fatal fear of being accused of racism
The fear of being branded a racist raises questions about the West’s ability to protect itself from islamist attacks
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
Doublespeak about assisted suicide
The campaign for assisted suicide is distinctly Orwellian
“Nice” people need to read this book
How women have been hounded throughout the gender wars
The Conservatives must reject Human Quantitative Easing
It has been a disaster for the party and for the nation
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
A full-blooded blow-out
Kurt Weill: Symphonies, Seven Deadly Sins (DG)
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
