Book Reviews
Tales of Gallipoli
New books keep history alive, as it should be
Constitutionally deformed
Robert Peston and Kishan Koria would make our democracy far more dysfunctional
A masquerade of Rawlsian liberalism
An interesting but unconvincing Rawlsian case for socialism
The sadness of Andrews
A grim new book about racism fails to make its case
The follies of the wets
There is nothing “moderate” about the Tory centrists
Roger Scruton’s naive nationalism
Cultural nationalism is an ill-fitting model for the modern nation state
From the monstrous to the grotesque
Hitler’s cult of charismatic leadership is indistinguishable from the ideology of National Socialism
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
War, peace, and architecture in Munster
A welcome if flawed history of Irish architecture
Explaining reality to Ed Miliband
You can’t ban baking and eat cake
Snapshot of the PM who killed his party
History is a wonderful guide to political practice in the present, just so long as nothing is different
The West is weak
The Russian-American prisoner exchange sends a catastrophic message of Western frailty
Great big rain showers
C Schumann/Grieg: Piano concertos (Signum)
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
The riots and the social media blame game
Politicians blaming social media for the riots are hiding from state failings
