The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
Too many silences in this book about music
The hazy treatment of what “music” even entails falls flat
In praise of Elon Musk
He deserves respect for his defence of free expression online
Kemi Badenoch is a useful idiot
The former Secretary of State has a track record of advancing woke regulations
October letters
Misquoting Shakespeare and a rounded sense of humour
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
Donald Trump and the age of sovereign internationalism
We are entering a new age of great power competition
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
On the King’s Road to ruin
The decline of commerce on Chelsea’s celebrated street is a worrying sign for London
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
There is more to ethics than “#BeKind”
It is not cruel to fear the consequences of legalising assisted dying
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
