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Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
The never-ending question
Jonathan Gullis may still be in the middle of his parliamentary question
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
Ukraine can still triumph
It needs, and deserves, Western patience and solidarity
Their transition too (w/ Emma B)
Children are not secondary characters in their parents’ story
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
William Wilberforce and England’s forgotten saints
The Clapham Saints and their efforts to reform British manners have been unjustly and unwisely forgotten
Who’s advising the migration advisors?
We deserve more transparency when it comes to who and what influences British immigration policy
The BBC feeds us bad science
We can’t even trust the Beeb to tell us about the basic facts of motherhood