Artillery Row
The British pilgrimage problem
The UK could have Caminos galore
The fate of Christians in the Holy Land
Violence and intimidation stalk Jerusalem this Easter
The real threat to Israeli democracy
How is it “undemocratic” to tilt power towards elected representatives?
“Mother” means something
Children deserve the truth about sex and parenthood
Behold thy King
A Good Friday reflection
Ministers must grasp the nettle on equality law
It needs greater clarity on sex and gender
Music of the here and now
Valentin Silvestrov: Silent Songs (DG)
Silicon Valley’s apocalypse
Reality is coming back to bite
American politics at the crossroads
And its short but bitter history
The Green Man is a Christian symbol
Not quite pagan, but not made up either
The horrors of VAR
Technology is making the beautiful game less beautiful
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
Dress code
How did Starmer not know how it would look? (The donation, not the clothes)
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world
Reaping a bitter harvest
Labour are struggling to justify their own policies
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
Up-and-down towns
The rise and fall of English towns in the 1960s and 80s
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
Into the setting sun…
Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire
