Osborne’s joyless crusade
Are times not hard enough already?
The creation of canals
Entering the golden age of canals
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
Representation gets raunchy
We have to stop the patronising pandering to communities in the name of “representation”
The callousness of the virtue signallers
The response to a young singer’s death exposed the cruelty of the self-consciously virtuous
Essential all-embracing warmth
Gidon Kremer: Songs of Fate (ECM)
Banning masks from protests is a bad idea
Anonymity can be essential to dissent against tyrannical regimes
The menopause is no joke
It is time to stop being so facetious about women’s health
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
Kilkenny’s golden age
A fascinating exploration of Irish history could have been better and more comprehensively illustrated
13 Years Later
Who could be inspired by this zombie conservatism?
