Beirut
The melting pot that boiled over
Beirut was once a playground for the rich and famous, but now seemingly destined for decline
Haunting Ghosts
Two timely dramatisations of espionage in the Middle East
Shellshocked: Lebanon’s revolution falters again
Lebanon protests are futile as opposition lacks a coherent strategy
Out With a Bang
It’s the end of the road for Lebanon
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Joyous genre-bending
Milestones (Signum Classics)
Beware the British ICE
Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
Andy Burnham’s devolution delusions
Think central government is the only problem? Look around you
The state enablers of the Stade shooting
A fatal shooting in Germany illuminated more than one man
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
The delusions of the DCMS
The establishment approach to the internet is marked by paranoia and control