Artillery Row
When only Elgar will do
Edward Elgar: 2nd symphony (SOMM)
Stacking the deck
What is Kim Leadbeater trying to hide?
Which way, art world man?
The British art world needs to cringe less and dream more
Delusions of choice
A near-naked stunt raises uncomfortable questions about relationships and control
The disappeared and the damned
A reflection on Roger Scruton’s neglected “grooming gangs” novel
Opera as it should be
This, at last, is what the English National Opera is for
The death of the funeral
We abandon death rituals at our peril
There’s no such thing as Brexit
If Brexit is anything, it’s tipping Grandpa Joe out of bed and demanding he walk, because he can
The backlash against a feminism that never was
False feminism gave every misogynist an alibi that he will not stop using
Is Britain bringing back blasphemy laws?
We criticise Middle Eastern blasphemy laws whilst creating them at home
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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
The slow vibe shift
Escaping our “post-cultural state” will not happen overnight
How to save your parish church
Be the Church you want to see in the world
Trump: the imprudent king
The President has so far achieved the opposite of what he promised
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
“Fauxcest” is not a free speech issue
The government should ban this dangerous and disgusting genre
The Islamic identity crisis
V.S. Naipaul was prophetic on the struggles between Islam and modernity
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Farewell to an intellectual giant
Patrick Nash pays tribute to the late
David Abulafia, fastidious champion of
Oxbridge’s academic standards
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Good enough for politics
We should be more willing to declare some political problems solved