A race to the bottom
Women should not give legitimacy to an appalling platform
Iranian women deserve more support
Self-styled internationalists are failing them
Rocking the Reichstag
Women across the world have been protesting against the bizarre new German self-ID laws
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
Pornhub exposed
The tenth most visited website in the world was effectively castrated by a middle-aged American mum
Get smartphones out of school
Young people desperately need a break from social media
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
The student politics of Clive Lewis
All he sees are good guys and bad guys
The curious incident of the dog and the tribunal
A welcome win for sanity on gender, freedom and the workplace
The BBC can be a drag
The priorities of its reporting, especially on gender issues, can be absurd
Spotify Wrapped is good for the soul
On the joys of exploring a year in music
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
Too many silences in this book about music
The hazy treatment of what “music” even entails falls flat
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke
A distinct lack of charity when evaluating the motivations and goals of others
Save nursing from the universities
There is no need for nursing to be a graduate only occupation
Kemi goes postal
The former business secretary and current Tory leader is grilled over a late delivery
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Lebrecht’s Album of the Year
Not just a great record but an essential one
