Power to the pigs and les keufs
France is competing with the UK to be every bit as draconian and liberty-infringing
The meek inherit nothing
Islamism is increasingly held not to be a deviant from Islam, but an orthodox aim of the “religion of peace”
In praise of the Midlands
The Midlands are hurried through, unappreciated on the way to somewhere else
From major to minor
Who’s minor and who’s major reveal the power of collective prejudice
History in the Age of Woke
Macron aims to rewrite history, with Britain not far behind
A plague on lazarettos
Buildings born of plagues do have a life as something other than problematic ruins
Jobsworths home and away
The referee is a blessed form of jobsworth
Don’t mind your language
There is bugger-all to celebrate. So create a rich vocabulary of despondency
Train to nowhere
HS2 represents the guilt of successive central governments about the centralisation they are incapable of correcting
Classless Act
Gavin Stamp believed in what he saw. Roger Scruton saw what he believed in
No, Churchill wasn’t the bad guy
The debate over Britain’s wartime leader has been reignited by an ignorant revisionist account
The costs of assisted suicide
The trade-offs are real and extremely serious
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
Iranian women deserve more support
Self-styled internationalists are failing them
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
Love, death and drink
Does inspiration really come out of a bottle?
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
Labour has a conspiracy problem
Dawn Butler MP should reevaluate her eccentric ideas
