1992 General Election
How Labour lost the “unlosable election”
With living standards in decline, the Tories won in 1992 against the odds. Will this next election be the same?
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
Is public religion the new heresy?
It makes no sense to argue that faith should not inform ethical decisions
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
The problem with petty scandals
They distract us from state failure and institutional decay
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
Spotify Wrapped is good for the soul
On the joys of exploring a year in music
How Australia punished smokers and normalised firebombs
Smoking restrictions have fuelled the Australian tobacco wars
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
A Soviet revelation
David Oistrakh: The Warner Remastered Edition (58CDs, 3DVDs)
The curious incuriosity of multiculturalists
We cannot blind ourselves to differences between people
The dangerous lure of Europe
We must disincentivise economic migration to European states
