Candace Owens
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Giles Treadwell
Old-style literary agent
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
What Pullman gets wrong about Narnia
Philip Pullman is more like C.S. Lewis than he might think
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Just a Prime Minister
Keir Starmer only seems to have one answer to his critics
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer