Artillery Row
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György Kurtág: Játékok (Pentatone)
Towards a Farage Doctrine
The mischievous populist should look to a great liberal philosopher
Against literary Anglophobia
Julian Barnes appears keen to deconstruct the nation that made him famous
Murders for April
The air is lighter and warmer, but Jeremy Black’s reading is as dark as ever
Home educators are being persecuted
Heavy-handed safetyism is threatening the rights of parents and children
The centrists are the real extremists
European democracy is being thwarted by the Extreme Centre
Trump’s tariffs are essential for strategic competition
The tactical application matters as much as strategic intent
The sinister rise of connotation policing
The state is not just punishing what is said but what is inferred
Having kids won’t hurt the planet
Environmental antinatalism is scientifically and morally wrong
Biraderi networks are transforming local politics
Why British politicians are campaigning for a new airport … in Pakistan
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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
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
Assisted suicide has been dealt a fatal blow
The Scottish Parliament arrived at the right decision. Westminster should do the same
Self-inflicted misery
Super troupers
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
Trump: the imprudent king
The President has so far achieved the opposite of what he promised
Starmer’s union trap
Labour has handed power back to the unions, and is now discovering the cost of obedience
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
The EU is getting worse
Ursula von der Leyen’s left-wing managerial agenda is failing
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism