Peter Sarris
Peter Sarris is Professor of Late Antique, Medieval and Byzantine Studies at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Trinity College. He tweets at @peter_sarris
The upside of the bubonic plague
Historian James Belich has no truck with the plague deniers
Well-behaved Beethoven
Beethoven: Triple concerto and British folksongs (Decca)
How Reform can reform itself
Reform can be major player — but it will take good sense and dedication
A misguided election briefing
The Church must recognise there are Christians on both the left and right of politics
Fat lot of use
One cannot approve of so lazy a gimmick as a fat suit in reality-obsessed 2024
Are private schools worth it?
Parental background has a bigger impact than education
The real St George’s Day
The week in fragile people and fragile porcelain
Why civility matters, even when it’s hard
Swallowing our pride is better than political violence
Manifestos, multiculturalism and the British millet system
Competing communitarian manifestos provide a dark glimpse into Britain’s future