Artillery Row

The awards used to be entertainingly eccentric

The world has lost its only credible arena for peace

In a crisis a great politician shall arise

The EU and UK Government must act to protect Ukraine’s women and children

A narcissistic generation reacts to the shadow of war

Schools should be a safe space away from the ghoulish blue light

The British composer — still writing at 87 years of age — is an acquired taste

Book reviews are not the preserve of the literary dilettantes — they have real power

Ukraine threatens Putin because it offers an alternative version of Russia

He discusses exile, the horrors of totalitarianism and why Russophobia is not the answer