Will the Chinese “decolonise” Hong Kong?
Will a newly assertive Beijing seek to “decolonise” Hong Kong of the last visible signs of its colonial past?
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
A race to the bottom
Women should not give legitimacy to an appalling platform
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
Kemi’s men of mystery
The second tier Conservatives had a chance to shine
Fiddling while Canterbury burns
The new proposals from the Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice are depressingly wrongheaded
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
