Rule of Privilege
In Brazil, the Republic has crossed the Rubicon
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
Joyous genre-bending
Milestones (Signum Classics)
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
The summer chill
Cool soups for hot days
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement