Books
Manifesto for traditional elegance
Classicism’s enduring relevance and timeless appeal
Amour fou of the star-crossed lovers
The relationship between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh was one of all-consuming passion
At the hands of Argentina’s “kidnapper-in-chief”
This personal history of the Falklands War brings new details to light
The brave new world of Swedish education
What is “post-truth” schooling?
The Roman roots of the English church
Perhaps two new church histories have a salutary message for today’s C of E
Pulsating panorama of a complex decade
A new history of the Interregnum rescues this forgotten period of history from oblivion
Fishing with Ted Hughes
A new memoir finds the poet in a world of rivers, rods, and reels
A vivid but oddly unresolved picture
This biography of Constable is but a partial portrait
Timely reminder of the true price of oil
‘Disorder’ argues convincingly that world history now hinges on the price of oil
Narcisssism and the naked arts graduate
This call for an overhaul of the sex industry is self-indulgent and short-sighted
Most Read
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
The case against Project Spire
The Church of England should abandon this misleading and expensive exercise in virtue signalling
Peston’s Inbox
Kemi doesn’t give her kids Easter eggs
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
It’s all so difficult
Keir Starmer is struggling to rationalise the obviously stupid
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
The asylum seeker will see you now
We should not legitimise illegal migration and its damaging effects
Standout singers
If Music (Erato), Day of These Days (Delphian) & Eisnacht (Genuin)
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender