The implications of identity politics on literary trends

From Finchley Grammar to Jerusalem, Moscow, and Washington: David Smith recalls his lifelong association with Margaret Thatcher

How museums are curating the coronavirus pandemic

Shirley Williams secured a selective school for her own daughter – but did not understand why other parents might want that choice

They came to praise the world consort

Fantastical elements of the ‘cyberattack’ on Iran do nothing but delay the inevitable: a bomb is still coming — just not quite yet

Young people’s bodies have become collateral damage in the ongoing culture wars as politicians continue to pander to trans ideology

Andrew Tettenborn says the trend of redefining certain terms not only hinders social communication but is also almost literally Orwellian

Independent bookstores are often no more ethical than the big chains

Paul Hindemith’s music is extremely well-made, intelligent, civilised, and moderately witty — so why has it all but vanished?