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In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
A macabre sense of humour
Ligeti, Bartok: String quartets (BIS)
Going Rogue
An interesting if unappealingly illustrated reassessment of a neglected style
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
Is “love is love” only for white people?
The Tories have suddenly discovered the book of Leviticus
Are all Christians monks?
George Guiver’s book exudes down-to-earthiness, bordering on irreverence
Why won’t Chris Whitty go away?
He lingers on — a slap-headed Rasputin whispering terrible ideas into the ears of our leaders
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
History unmakers
Our national treasures are morbid symptoms of a country in decline
Can we save our parish churches?
It will take cultural as well as institutional change
Most Read
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
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
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
The dog that failed to bark
Jeremy Corbyn hoped the local
elections would be a launch pad for
his new party. Instead, Your Party
has mostly been arguing with itself
At a loose end
We are making young adults un-ready for work
Gruesome twosomes
Considering culinary mismatches
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse