Artillery Row
Cultural institutions are offering kindergarten radicalism
Feel-good clichés are being embraced as revolutionary wisdom
The voters were the biggest losers in Australia
Triumph for the Labor Party means triumph for mediocrity
How to enact a Great Repeal
We need a deregulatory agenda, but it has to be done right
Take the cap off
Why do child benefits stop at a point lower than our replacement rate?
Nobody likes the yookay aesthetic
The best argument against multiculturalism is staring you in the face
Conservatives need to dig deep if they want to win
The Tories should look to their former agriculture base
Jumping the gun
The real problem is the licensing system, not shotguns
Fine decor, shame about the music
The Great Gatsby looks spectacular, but the storytelling and songs let it down
Castanets in her socks
Martha Argerich Edition (Warner Classics, 46 CDs)
Murders for May
A look at some murderously good talent and some old re-releases
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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
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Britain will be worse without hereditary peers
The expulsion of the hereditaries is neither fair nor pragmatic
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
Questions for the Munich hawks
It is wrong to use Neville Chamberlain as a byword for cowardice and fecklessness
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art
Exiles from the Rainbow nation
Race, land and why white South Africans are leaving their homes behind
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future