What does “religious literacy” mean for free speech?
The APPG on Religion in the Media’s report into “religious literacy” in the media is deeply flawed in its understanding of Islam in particular
Killing democracy to save it?
The annulling of the first round of the Romanian presidential elections should concern us all
Crisis of leadership
No Tory can seriously expect conservatism from Kemi Badenoch
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
How the Navy built Britain
Culmination of a magisterial work that entwines the story of the Royal Navy with the scientific, cultural and social history of our nation
How Putin uses history as a weapon
Russia’s new Tsar has rewritten the national story
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
Non-euclidean Toryism
The Conservative Party appears somewhat lost
The decline of industry
English towns faced unique new challenges following deindustrialisation
We can’t even give them away
Let’s not pretend we have sovereignty over the Chagos Islands
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
Don’t appeal to our worst instincts
How many will talk themselves into asking for a parent’s early death if money is involved?
