Ampleforth College
The knives come out for Ampleforth and its monks
The DfE has banned new admissions to Ampleforth following a child abuse scandal. But this former pupil remains thankful to the school’s Benedictine monks
Total eclipse of the art?
Activistic artists and curators are making art a niche political endeavour
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
An artist at the assizes
Cyril Hare was that rara avis: a circuit judge who could write like an angel
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
Booze or muse?
Composers have been no slouches when it comes to the sauce
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
Too many silences in this book about music
The hazy treatment of what “music” even entails falls flat
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
Rising above the mob
Questioning is kryptonite to the genderist cause
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
