Death
Condemned to a life sentence
We treat prisoners of war better than care home residents
Flirting with the abyss
A benign trip to hospital offered a stark reminder that consciousness hangs by a deathly thread
A quick exit…
Our way of death has become increasingly mawkish. Far better to opt for a swift cremation, without frills or power ballads
Is it safe?
The torture of our new safety obsessed national psyche
Death: a walk in the park
Everyday lies with Theodore Dalrymple
Belgian light amid the gloom
The work of two fine artists is gaining belated and well-deserved recognition
A heavenly perspective
Thoughts on the plague with St Pauls’ greatest dean, John Donne
Terror Management
How coronavirus stopped us denying the reality of death
A positive thought
Theodore Dalrymple finds a reason to be cheerful
A wilting wallflower
A once ambitious civic project has devolved into the chaos that is London Wall West
What does the Scottish Hate Crime and Public Order Act really say?
Misunderstandings are the fault of Police Scotland and government ministers
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
Essential all-embracing warmth
Gidon Kremer: Songs of Fate (ECM)
Could Britain have a coherent written constitution?
It seems probable that it would have a Christianity-shaped hole at its core
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
The final lap
Senna dives into the high-speed Tamburello corner and never comes out of it
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
The awkward truth about sex and free speech
More women should realise that “inclusivity” should not come before freedom
Daddy, what did you do during the Iraq war?
Don’t ask questions you do want the answer to, at least not where George Galloway is involved
