Not amused: Victoria in her own words
Beneath the excitable phrases and endless underlining, Victoria’s correspondence doggedly promoted a coherent policy
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
Disbanding St John’s Voices would be cultural vandalism
Modern bureaucrats should leave our choirs alone
The awkward truth about sex and free speech
More women should realise that “inclusivity” should not come before freedom
Woke invades the sciences
The intrusion of irrational ideology is distorting and censoring science
Religious freedom is back on the agenda
The International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill, currently before parliament, is an important step for securing Britain’s role in promoting religious liberty
In defence of British theological education
Critics should be more optimistic about the new generation of ordinands
Neither “side” can offer peace to the holy land
The logic of partisanship turns lethal when it comes to Gaza
The war of words over Estonia’s Soviet monuments
Despite three decades of independence, Estonia’s Soviet past is still a cause of division
Parklife people
This book has a brilliant premise but, frustratingly, it doesn’t quite work
God save The Kinks
How did four ornery lads rearing up from the post-war English underclass become national treasures?
Chinese whispers
Oliver Dowden’s tough talk on Chinese hacking is less than wholly convincing
