Artillery Row
An “Asian NATO” would be no good for U.S. foreign policy
America’s expansive view of its national interest is built on unstable foundations
Women will play on
Don’t ask a woman to take herself out of the game
The fairytale of British Republicanism
My coronation day with Republic
Sanctions don’t work
Why do we keep resorting to them?
Outward signs of invisible grace
The King’s coronation was deeply religious
No more than curiosities
Bruno Walter: String quartet, piano quintet (CPO)
Ghosts of British life
Remembering a forgotten past
Britain, for better and for worse
A motley crew greeted Charles III at his coronation
The Queen’s plinth?
Let’s put this sorry landmark to patriotic use
Coronation sceptical
Against the tyranny of twee
Return of the referendum?
More direct democracy could be Europe’s only means of restoring political legitimacy
Grandmasters: a meeting of great minds
Napoleon and Goethe: Touchstone of Genius by Raymond Keene
Miriam Cates is right about surrogacy
It is a fundamentally dishonest and exploitative practice
Plagiarism: a racist weapon
It has been genuinely disturbing to see Claudine Gay ousted simply for being an empowered black woman
Who’s ready for the Equality Levy?
Birmingham’s bankruptcy is a portrait of Britain’s future
Can criminals be judges?
Freemasons, extremists, even members of the Garrick Club can be appointed to the bench
And the band played on
Cash crisis in the arts — what’s new?
Against rights radicalism
A noble cause has mutated into an obstructive and anti-democratic force
The grim reality of a citizens’ assembly
A seemingly democratic initiative was nothing of the sort
Common prayer
Britain, and her monarchy, have a language fitted for times of joy and sorrow alike — so why does the Church of England make such poor use of our traditional liturgy?
Not everyone has a novel in them
Literature is the only art in which, it seems, every neophyte is convinced they can succeed
