China
Espionage and the cost of living crisis
Underpaid and overworked staffers are an easy target for Chinese cash
Espionage and the presumption of innocence
Even alleged Chinese spies are innocent till proven guilty
How China woos the Muslim world
Money talks louder than Uyghur Muslims can scream
Who exactly is “far right”?
If it is a threat then it has to be defined
Tracking modernity — trains in the modern world
On the complex realities of rail
Declining figures
British museums and galleries have yet to recover from Covid.
Facing the China question
What should, or can, be done about China’s power overseas?
Why Russia is still in business
Poor countries are focused on food and fuel, not black-listing Moscow over the Ukraine war
Something in the way Xi moves
We should engage the CCP instead of being intimidated
Between deterrence and escalation
The Chinese doom argument
J.K. Rowling and the very Freudian fandom
Many Harry Potter fans feel a strange compulsion to hate the thing they love
13 Years Later
Who could be inspired by this zombie conservatism?
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
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
Elgar’s excellence
Elgar: Symphonies (Halle/Oehms)
Get rid of Rishi
Sunak hanging on can only make things worse for the Conservatives and worse for Britain
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
The F-word
A serious accusation should be treated with appropriate seriousness
Giving noticing a bad name
Observing factual differences is not the same as leaping to conclusions
Doubting the new Ireland
The more traditions have been deconstructed, the more people have experienced a sense of loss
Britain is still safe for Jews
It may be far from perfect — but where would be safer?
