Amis
Remembering an unfashionable writer
BBC Radio 4 attempts to resurrect fallen literary figures.
Religious freedom is back on the agenda
The International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill, currently before parliament, is an important step for securing Britain’s role in promoting religious liberty
Jerry Seinfeld is wrong about comedy
Wokeness has exacerbated the decline of sitcoms and stand-up, but it is not the cause
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
Nova’s diary: Everything’s different now
Rishi is helping our neighbour, Big Jeremy, with his sums
In defence of GB News
Demands for the channel to be silenced amount to snobbery and opportunism
War on Nazis in Oz and in the air
LeBor reviews Our Dad the Nazi Killer and Masters of the Air
Plain English by committee
The effect of the Woolf reforms was to replace one set of legal jargon with another
The broad influence of Aquinas
His influence has been felt in economics as well as philosophy and religion
The passage from India
The failings of Bazball, like the failings of Britain, are becoming more apparent
A masterpiece in miniature
Taneyev, Schumann: Piano quintets (Signum)
How dark can humour be?
Laughter — even laughter about morbid things — is part of what makes us human