Allan Pettersson
Some composers are rightly obscure
There is a place for marginal composers — it’s on the margins
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
An indefensible defence policy
Why the country’s strategic ambitions are incompatible with our welfare bill
Why did India ban this film?
“Satluj” is an important film and its suppression is unjust
The government must defuse a legal time bomb
Countries of the “Global South” could sue the UK over greenhouse gas emissions
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change