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George Herbert: Striving for the divine
The poet who should be celebrated by the Church of England
Norwich lives
I fear I’m turning into one of Norwich’s sassortment of local characters
The sacredness of sounds
A fascinating new book explores the transcendent qualities of sound
Bring back sedition
The old sedition laws are a tried and tested standard
Free ride state
How the government opened an Irish backdoor to British citizenship
The bourgeois chronicler of multicultural England
Colin MacInnes tended to deify black foreigners and demonise native whites
You won’t find God in your iPhone
Church should be where you put aside your iPhone and reconnect to the physical world
Mario Vargas Llosa: some reflections on his legacy
The late writer was a sane and sensitive cartographer of power
A thoughtful take on Schubert
Schubert: Piano sonata D959, Moments Musicaux (Hyperion)
Murders for July
My murder of the month is The Other Couple by Diane Jeffrey
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Carl Schmitt in Miami
Can Marco Rubio establish a new American system in Latin America?
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
The online life that steals your soul
Read this book and then stamp on your phone
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
The revolt against the public
The establishment cannot accept ordinary citizens having power
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes