Czechoslovakia
What would Václav Havel have made of gender wars?
The former Czech president and playwright would have invited JK Rowling over for a beer
Derrida deconstructed
Derrida’s prose, which stops being turgid only in order to be turbid, is utterly incomprehensible
Smuggling Plato to Prague
Edward Lucas pays tribute to his father J.R. Lucas, Oxford philosopher and Cold War champion of the Czechs
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
The Lost Gardens of London
The war between city and greenery is eternal; the concrete and asphalt seeks open land to engulf
How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
Twitter monetisation was a mistake
It has diminished rather than enhanced creativity
Was the Budget stupid or malicious?
It is going to fuel youth unemployment
Why the Democrats cannot be populists
It goes against the managerial nature of the party
Is this what winning looks like?
Reform UK supporters are growing weary of infighting and weak rhetoric
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
