Cats
Let’s start a cat flap
Why do cute predators get a pass from conservationists?
On the death of pets
It is not losing a human, but it is losing a loved one
The joy of pets
Pet ownership is one of life’s simple pleasures, but it also lifts the soul
The gossip must go on
Lockdown tales from our showbusiness mole
The coronavirus inside your home
Yes, your cat can get Covid-19
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
Spirits, a seven-year-old and a death camp
Balancing the gap between what the narrator knows and what the reader does
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
Farewell to an intellectual giant
Patrick Nash pays tribute to the late
David Abulafia, fastidious champion of
Oxbridge’s academic standards
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Student Loans don’t add up
a fairer way out of a
disastrous policy mess
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper