A thoughtful old-fashioned rambler
George Orwell’s gardening prowess comes as a surprise
Water matters
British towns were built on rivers in more than one sense
On conservative despair
It is hard to escape the sense of tremendous national loss
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
Rishi goes a-wooin’
The Prime Minister was an extremely nervous suitor trying to impress some very sceptical rural in-laws
Addressing misogyny must include addressing trans activism
Against the wokewashing of sexual objectification
Off with the fairies
Unsurprisingly, the most brilliant of all English music-theatre pieces are mostly overlooked
The curious case of the “Gaylor” affair
Whatever the framing, the sexuality is the story
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
Ireland has become an exporter of gender ideology
An architect of Irish trans policy has been elected Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
