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Some observations on aspects of contemporary Scotland
The splendid and unique heritage of Scotland is being betrayed
The start of something new
Kurt Weill: Love Life (Capriccio)
Caravaggio’s great extremes
Caravaggio’s art is a vivid rebuke to an artificial idealised reality
The British monarchy has never been more secure
It is the least unpopular and controversial element of the establishment
Four divided by two
After nearly 25 years (and more than half my life), I can do what I like
End the fiction of fiscal rules
We need more honesty in Westminster policy making
Murders for November
Time to snuggle up with the best of crime fiction
Censorship is not the answer to hatred
Don’t throw the free speech baby out with the anti-semitic bathwater
Abolish “non-crime hate incidents” for good
We need the police to stop investigating “harm” and focus on crime again
Britain must escape from the prison of foreign labour
It is a short-term solution with grave second order consequences
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Exile and exaltation
Bohuslav Martinu: The Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
On travellers and trail hunting
Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived