Dorian Gerhold
Dorian Gerhold is an historian and former House of Commons Clerk
The Victoria Tower Gardens plot
The Government’s building plans set a dangerous precedent for London parks
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
Keystones of Britain’s history
Far too many young people are woefully ignorant of the splendour and meaning of our rich ecclesiastical architecture
Why we should question the charge of “Islamophobia”
Valid criticism of beliefs and behaviour should not be equated with hateful bigotry
Tragicomedy at the UN
The limp United Nations cannot be trusted to support the victims of tyranny
The sadness of Sceptical Man
Emotion need not entail irrationality, and fence-sitting need not involve wisdom
Childhood reclaimed
Mobile phones have been constraining our kids’ imaginations — but it does not have to be this way
The W-word
The idea that the sex of a person is simply a matter of choice is a giant ideological lie
As flies to wanton boys
Gambling with human lives is just another day in the lives of the one per cent
Ukraine cannot avoid partition
Ukraine must not capitulate and demilitarise, but de-facto partition is now an inevitability