Bernard Shaw
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
Resurrecting Lavery
The decline of Sir John Lavery’s reputation was undeserved
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
No, the King has not converted
A bizarre conspiracy theory
that Charles III is a Muslim is
easily shown to be false
Rock star variations
Bows and Arrows: The Autobiography by Julian Lloyd Webber
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career
Reform should not abandon free markets
Nigel Farage should stick to his liberal guns against the forces of collectivism
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured