Artillery Row
Restoring the Constitution
Martin Howe QC explains why we need a Restoration of the Constitution Bill
A crooked eye
Sinn Fein, the press and the leadership contest which wasn’t reported
The laughometer at the leaders’ debate
The issue being dodged by both Johnson and Corbyn was trust. Principally, the lack of it
Painting by numbers
Alexander Adams counts the cost of female artistic success
Shifting sands for Saudi
The Kingdom’s attempt to float Saudi Aramco didn’t go fully to plan
Do Prime Ministers lose their seats?
There is no special place in the British electoral system for party leaders
All aboard the trans-Lib Dem express
The Lib Dems’ approach to transgender rights showcases the contradictions of identity politics
Cancel the war on progressives
Cancel culture hurts most those who cheer it on
The myth of Abbey Road
Abbey Road is less a cornerstone of the Beatles’ legend than its tombstone
Starting blocks
On the most important nomination stage in living memory
Less smoking, more cancer?
Yet more nonsense from the public health lobby
The West is weak
The Russian-American prisoner exchange sends a catastrophic message of Western frailty
The spectre of dissent
Authoritarian impulses have taken root in the British state, as Keir Starmer continues to crack down on speech online
Portraits in cowardice
Conservative MPs need to rediscover their spines if they want to be effective
The way forward for conservatives
We must have bold politicians who really believe in the things they promise
Against autumn
Throw away your Pumpkin Spice Lattes
Forces of nature
Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies (Warner/Pentatone)
Nigel Farage had a point on Ukraine
Putin is the aggressor, yes, but Western states still behaved irresponsibly
Israel off the leash
For Benjamin Netanyahu, continuing the war is a matter of political survival, and he goes to America to raise support, not to listen to calls for peace
Schoenberg’s morning and night
Arnold Schoenberg: Expressionist Music (Orchid)
Death by red tape
“Soft cancellation” is the preferred tool of institutionalised censoriousness
