Developing World
Developing nations will be forced to choose
Sitting on the fence between China and the USA is unsustainable
Labour’s favourite banker
Questions can be asked about the relationship between the Labour Party and Anthony Watson
Light in the darkness
In conversation with Nigel Biggar about his career and the work of the Pharos Foundation
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
The meaning of depoliticisation
How the establishment made political questions unanswerable
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
The far enemy
The motivations for the 9/11 attacks are still misunderstood and moralised
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
