Artillery Row
Patrick Leigh Fermor’s doomed Europe
His writing beautifully describes the older Europe that we lost
The American decade
The 1990s marked post-Cold War triumph for the States, but choppy waters were ahead
The death of dystopia
Fictional nightmares can provide childish escapism rather than harsh truths
Gutless humanism
In their war on all things religious, Humanists UK likes to pick soft targets
Two cheers for the government’s immigration plans
New measures are a step in the right direction but do not go far enough
Torypocalypse
Rishi Sunak has industriously succeeded in alienating everyone
The government should stop this social experiment on children
Don’t throw children to the activist wolves as guinea pigs
Where does Labour think that wealth comes from?
Keir Starmer has to face the reality of wealth creation
In defence of Blimp
Was the reactionary caricature, immortalised by Powell and Pressburger, actually a moral visionary?
A Boris for all seasons
I will not tell you what was in the WhatsApps. I will not tell you why I will not
England’s forgotten football dystopia
The beautiful game is not fit to be a national religion
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
More than just noise
Berg, Schoenberg, Webern: Piano works (Warner)
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
From El-Alamein to Ukraine
How has the nature of warfare changed since World War Two?
Kemi’s men of mystery
The second tier Conservatives had a chance to shine
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Journeys in Genderland
The stories of people caught up in the madness of gender ideology are beyond belief
