The perils of a speaker unchained
Bercow remains a grim warning about what a politician can still do in the chair, if he puts his mind to it
Paderewski & Stojowski: Violin Sonatas (CPO)
I would happily subscribe to an emergent series of forgotten Polish treasures if the quality remained this high
Jumbo soars in uneven Hamlet
Anne McElvoy gives kudos to Cush Jumbo, who has a star’s ability to rise above the inadequacies and shine bright
Resurrecting the great British sitcom
We are getting dangerously close to saying British sitcom itself should be off limits
Sweet taste of sovereignty
It seems “Global Britain” is smaller and less delicious
Economical with the truth
Deconstructing the left’s Cuban blockade fantasy is a matter of numbers
I know thee not, old bean
Boris Johnson escapes traps set for him by his arch-nemesis, Boris Johnson
Priest holes and priest hunters
By excluding the unvaccinated from the Eucharist, the church sets its face against the faithful
Vegan diets won’t save us
Not all plant food is virtuous and not all meat and dairy is problematic
The way forward
I’m proud that Britain is known as “TERF Island”
Playing the ace card
Bruised by the fallout from its belligerence over trans rights, Stonewall has a new cause
Remembering Sir David Amess
Well loved by Commons staff and MPs alike