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Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
The case for Jenrick
He can reform the party and take on Labour
The case for Badenoch
She has a chance to capitalise on Starmer’s weakness
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
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
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
The radical feminism—Christianity pipeline
For radical feminists, clarity about the realities of sex often opens onto a search for moral order
The great HR survivors
As the DEI era fades, personnel heads live on as senior CEO consiglieri and hatchet-bearers
Dumbed-down democracy
“Public opinion” is useless when the public is largely ignorant
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
What if the AI bubble bursts?
Arguing that an AI bubble is a good thing reeks of techno-optimist complacency
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt