Podcast
The Major problem
What is his legacy — if, indeed, he has one
Maggie the Great?
Margaret Thatcher had a tremendous impact yet much of it has not endured
We called him Dave
The case against Cameron
Gordon Brown — a study in failure
The ex-PM’s dangerous quest to salvage a legacy
What has gone wrong with our universities?
A warts and all look at British higher education
All things alcohol
Wine, beer, brandy and the ultimate hangover cure
Mapping the past — and the future
A catalogue of cartography
Mistletoe and whine
What is the real reason for the season?
Midterm trials and tensions
Where is America going, and what does it mean for the world
House of Lords — keep, reform or abolish?
Why is there so little agreement?
On the death of pets
It is not losing a human, but it is losing a loved one
(DTB) Don’t Trust Boris
The former prime minister is up to his old tricks
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
Hi-energy nutrients
Schoenfield, Vivier, Bartok &c (Accentus Music)
The self-destruction of the centrists
Chaos looms for the Conservative Party
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
Roger Scruton’s naive nationalism
Cultural nationalism is an ill-fitting model for the modern nation state
