Close the Confucius Institutes
Britain should not be enabling Chinese soft power
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
Death throes of a dictatorship?
Amid war and discontent, military rule in Myanmar is faltering
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
Have the police criminalised being “openly Jewish”?
It is unacceptable for the police to blame the victims of potential bigotry
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
Don’t tell feminists what our priorities should be
We know the seriousness of the issues that affect us, thank you
Everyone should be ashamed over Princess Kate but me
They spread unhinged fantasies while I asked sensible questions
The Foreign Office should be rooted in the past
Who and what is it for, if not the British people, and our history and culture?
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
