Cold
Dreaming of la dolce vita in the deep freeze
A cultural renaissance is underway in a region once synonymous with Stalin’s brutal gulags
Blue-collar brilliance
1970s Pittsburgh wasn’t just a steel town: it was the steel town
Up-and-down towns
The rise and fall of English towns in the 1960s and 80s
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
Roger Scruton’s naive nationalism
Cultural nationalism is an ill-fitting model for the modern nation state
What is Toryism for?
What has it done if it has not made a system it wishes to defend?
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
The enemy of the Civil Service is my friend
Conservatives should hope that Keir Starmer can weaken its grip on British policy
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
