Don’t judge a bookshop by its cover
Independent bookstores are often no more ethical than the big chains
Sinking giggling into the sea
The Conservatives were very amused with Rishi Sunak’s latest joke, even if no one else was
The lonely end of a political failure
Leo Varadkar rode to power on a wave of optimism and is disappearing in a puff of disaffection
Well, well, well
The amazing discovery of a thousand Orvieto pots in a water shaft
We have to wake up on defence
Britain cannot act as if war will never come
The Conservatives can still reform our cultural institutions
The Tories should cut the Blob down to size before Keir Starmer comes to power
Britain must develop economic resilience
The Houthis have exposed our devastating economic insecurity
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
The truth is out there
Henry Staunton is dismissed as dangerously “erratic” by the powers that be, but he may just be telling the truth, no matter how weird
Women MPs should be representing women’s interests
It was ludicrous to talk about microaggressions in the aftermath of an alkaline attack
Winning the argument, losing the country
Winning debates is all well and good, but it does not represent political progress
What became of Tchaikovsky?
Tchaikovsky: 5th symphony etc (ICA Classics)
