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
You can’t judge a book by its cover
All novels should be like this: stripped of the necessary but boring connective tissue
Maligning the missionaries
Should the Church of England regret the promotion of Christianity?
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
Jolyon’s little investigation
Questions have emerged about the founder of the Good Law Project’s approach to privacy
Ukraine cannot avoid partition
Ukraine must not capitulate and demilitarise, but de-facto partition is now an inevitability
The erotic art book banned by a pope
A rich tale of great artists, pornography and the papacy has made I Modi one of the most fabled of all books
Free speech for everyone, except …
We have to stop compromising our defence of free speech whenever it is convenient
Ukraine can still triumph
It needs, and deserves, Western patience and solidarity
The problem with securonomics
A genuine strategy for increasing our economic security and resilience as a society would not start with the state
Jam, Jute, journalism, Japanese design
There is a lot more to see and enjoy in Dundee than London reviewers suggested