Artillery Row
The sacredness of sounds
A fascinating new book explores the transcendent qualities of sound
Bring back sedition
The old sedition laws are a tried and tested standard
Free ride state
How the government opened an Irish backdoor to British citizenship
Mario Vargas Llosa: some reflections on his legacy
The late writer was a sane and sensitive cartographer of power
A thoughtful take on Schubert
Schubert: Piano sonata D959, Moments Musicaux (Hyperion)
Murders for July
My murder of the month is The Other Couple by Diane Jeffrey
EDI has a dark underbelly
“Diversity experts” can seem oddly comfortable with online anti-Semitism
Reeves’s tears show she’s human
I don’t want emotionally cold robots operating in Parliament
How The Smiths were Marred
Right-on credentials are no excuse for elevating uninspiring music
Britain is stuck in a welfare loop
The incentive structure in a democratic welfare state makes economic realism impossible
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
Legal curiosities
The pursuit of justice in small or atypical jurisdictions has sometimes led to some unusual legal quandaries
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Kemi Badenoch was right about the chaos in Clapham
Rioting as entertainment is a First World phenomenon
Critical briefing: Belgian Channel crossings
How the geographical spread of Channel crossings has been widening
Green eggs and flam
A fine way to make herbes omelette
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
A step forward for academic freedom
It is time to take the fight to censoriousness in higher education
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital