Criminalising prayer protects no one
Laws against so-called conversion therapy are threatening the freedom of belief
Banning prayer is beyond the Scottish Government’s powers
Holyrood has vastly exceeded its remit
Criminalising Christians
Activists demand the most religiously repressive law the UK has seen in centuries
Do hurt people hurt people?
This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted
Sexy simplicity
For February, try a palette cleanse
Stop blaming Brexit for Britain’s economic ills
It is not only wrong — it distracts us from our real problems
A masterpiece in miniature
Taneyev, Schumann: Piano quintets (Signum)
A Labour of unrequited love
It will take more than vague apologetic gestures to redeem the Labour Party
He’s not the messiah, he’s a transwoman
Transsexual Apostate is a disturbing book, written for disturbing times
Seeing through Judith Butler
Very little substance lurks within the obscure prose
Grossly offensive censorship
A new ruling offers hope for an end to preposterous rulings over “malicious communications”
Barking up the wrong tree
Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels
In praise of the viola
Cantabile: Anthems for viola (Delphian)
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
