Artillery Row
Could Esther Rantzen think twice on assisted suicide?
The gifts of life can be unexpected
The crisis of teaching
Everybody is to blame for the declining standards in universities
The road to Hell is paved with arse-covering cowardice
Good intentions were not to blame for the failure to stop the grooming gangs
Final notes
The end The Musical Times is symbolic of a broader malaise in classical music
The nihilism of newcomers
They are stripped of any of the authentic social systems that sustain us
The Anglo-Dutch moment and its consequences
The English and the Dutch owe more to each other than they realise
Why the world could be more dangerous in 2025
The old order is breaking apart and bad actors are taking advantage
The establishment is still denying justice to the victims of grooming gangs
Institutional failures must be exposed and accounted for
Don’t depend on Disney
Of course big business never cared about gender distressed children
The EU must respect Britain’s borders
Freedom of movement for EU youth would threaten our security for no obvious gain
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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
Progressivism and the police
The Diversity, Equality and Inclusion agenda promised a fairer form of policing, but has delivered a weaker one
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards