The musical prophets that could see into the future
The ability to predict musical developments far in advance suggests different expressions of a single underlying logic of tonality
The unsurprising rise of AI art
Whether we like it or not, the intrusion of AI into the domain of human creativity is going very quickly to become a fixture of our lives
Why we need a common faith
Is there any clear route out of the philosophical modernity and nihilism that plague our reality?
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
The last thing Labour needs
The revival of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill threatens to consume a party already struggling to hold itself together
Kemi Badenoch was right about the chaos in Clapham
Rioting as entertainment is a First World phenomenon
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Farewell to an intellectual giant
Patrick Nash pays tribute to the late
David Abulafia, fastidious champion of
Oxbridge’s academic standards
Reform should not abandon free markets
Nigel Farage should stick to his liberal guns against the forces of collectivism
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories