Deployment
My gratitude to the Cold War
As the the British Army presence in Germany came to an end, so did a way of life that engraved itself into the hearts of hundreds of thousands of Brits and Germans.
Patostreamers and the decline of public life
A depressing new trend reflects the impoverished state of social existence
Something is rotten in the state of Starmer
The government’s reactionary defensiveness is a mistake
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
Getting the measure of the Russian bear
A defensive concern under the right conditions can morph into a warrant for brutal expansionism
A bleak midwinter
For fans watching QPR struggle for the past two decades, it feels like the club is cursed
Hahn and Gál: Music out of time
Two composers who stuck to their musical roots as the world turned
Can Nigel Farage do his job?
Against the grim passivity of British politics
Stewart Lee is wrong about comedy and censorship
Despite the awfulness of much “anti-woke” comedy, opponents of political correctness have a point
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
Feminist rehab for mean girl Mahler
You’d have thought the Head Muse of old Vienna had enough on her plate
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
