Andrew Birkin
Tragedy of the little Darlings
The relationship between J.M. Barrie and the real life Peter Pan was fatherly, friendly and perhaps something else
Tragedy of the common spaces
It is sadly in keeping with the modern British mindset to prefer something good not to be done
Left and right hooks
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
Communitarianism hits the ballot box
The local elections provided a glimpse of a future where voting is divided by ethnicity
The other Camus
The controversial author’s work is filled not just with anger but with autumnal regret
In praise of the viola
Cantabile: Anthems for viola (Delphian)
No, Liz Truss did not crash the economy
The Conservatives should be brave enough to take on this stupid talking point
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
Jerry Seinfeld is wrong about comedy
Wokeness has exacerbated the decline of sitcoms and stand-up, but it is not the cause
Moral progress has happened not because of, but in spite of woke activism
People who have enabled falsehoods and abuse cannot take credit for civilisational advances
The court of hot air
We do not need human rights law to protect human rights or to maintain the rule of law