A country is a home or it’s nothing
Homes for heroes, ordinary people, anyone really – just build them
The case for socialist healthcare in one country
If China and Covid can’t shake doctrinal globalism, can anything?
The blind eye turned to Barrow
What’s not newsworthy about fascists, Islamists, grooming and death threats to journalists?
Will Sinn Fein paint the town green?
The nationalist party may triumph in the Stormont elections, but it could prove a hollow victory
Justin Trudeau’s heartless hypocrisy
Has the Canadian premier’s shameful silence been bought with Tigray gold?
I’m done with po-faced politicians
We have long since lost the spirit of 1983
The eye of the storm
Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque, Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Allan Pettersson: Barefoot songs (BIS)
Sweden scorned the composer who could have been its greatest
Good God, I can’t publish this…
The ancient art of the literary rejection
An epidemic of misguided moralising
The difference between vaccine sceptics and advocates is not as great as it appears
More than just a grumpy anti-modernist?
It’s time we appreciated the art of Sir Alfred Munnings
Ukraine war is not an example of “toxic masculinity”
History suggests that female rulers are far more likely to start wars than their male counterparts
Soft power superpower?
It’s easy to mock, but British influence is real — and a potent tool for good
Erwin Schulhoff: Violin sonatas (Orfeo/FHR)
Virtuosity amidst violence