Archives
Conflict and the need for clarity
On equalities and rights
For Hume the bell tolls
Civil debate? A miracle
Obstacle courts
Who benefited from prolonging the Battersbee case?
Sporting Prime Ministers
Some had talent, some did not
Sinicizing the CCP
Xi Jinping’s cynical use of Confucius
In search of the lost “Greek” tribe of Alexander the Great
A trek through the Hindu Kush to seek out the ancient Kalash people, who claim descent from Alexander’s army
Party poppers
Can liberal philosophers be used to justify censorship?
Have the Tories forgotten Northern Ireland?
Its problems have not gone away
Seven years in China
COVID, nationalism and Beijing walls
Mining the past
There is a deep appetite among Britain’s television audience for dramas that tackle complicated social issues
A matter of life and death
It is not the job of judges to tell someone that they are wrong for believing in life
The French far right are losers
Will Rassemblement National will ever be the ruling party?
Rite of autumn
Labour is celebrating the harvest and definitely not sacrificing pensioners in the hopes that the gods grant us plenty in the coming fiscal year
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
Advertisements for themselves
Michael Craig-Martin and the sad afterlife of conceptual art
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
The return of non-crime hate incidents
Labour are attacking free speech through the back door
