Columns
The best there is
Frankie Dettori’s unmatched skill, underestimated bravery and unprecedented love for the horses
Resurrect forgiveness
China’s surprising take on a celebrated parable reveals a growing global problem
The M25 is our Maginot Line
Anyone who believes there are biological differences between men and women is literally a Nazi
Beware of the bull
The post-Covid stock market boom will be brought to an end by rising inflation
Santa’s unspeakable sack
Why are publishers so sniffy about stocking fillers?
Incel inside
The Russians assume we use Opera to project state power, I assure them that the government hate the arts
History hasn’t ended
Francis Fukuyama got it very wrong
The very long arm of the law
It would be wrong to give British citizens more protection from extradition than foreigners
Hit the road, Jack
It’s time for Villa fans to let Grealish go
Australia first
What are we supposed to fight for in the Pacific? Is it for Australia or for the sake of US pre-eminence?
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
EDI corrodes the rule of law
Embedding EDI in the work of barristers makes for bad law, not a good society
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
