Artillery Row

How Liz was (tin)foiled

Everybody was to blame but her

In defence of Political Currency

Not all podcasts by middle-aged politicians are the same

Dude, where’s my voice?

Australia’s referendum to embed identity politics in its constitution is destined to fail

Espionage and the cost of living crisis

Underpaid and overworked staffers are an easy target for Chinese cash

How the Press Association got bullied

And how the journalistic sausage gets made

Who the hell is Disraeli?

Wisdom on recovering from Conservative failure

Bad-boy opera

Tosca, Grand Opera House, Belfast

A chronicle of gratitude and ambivalence

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: 12th symphony/Dawn (Chandos)

Heaven is where the chefs are British

In praise, and not just defence, of British cooking

The rise and rise of military history

A fine new landmark in the welcome renaissance of a timeless genre