Diego Garcia
Britain should stand up to Mauritius
The British Government must make it clear that it will not allow a foreign country to threaten British citizens
The 15-minute bait and switch
15-minute cities mean restricted freedom and a town hall traffic-fine bonanza
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
Crisis, what crisis?
The Spring Budget was a shameless manifesto of complacency and managed decline
Preaching to a dwindling choir
Once the default denomination of tycoons and the WASP elite, America’s Episcopal Church is struggling
Why we should question the charge of “Islamophobia”
Valid criticism of beliefs and behaviour should not be equated with hateful bigotry
Their transition too (w/ Emma B)
Children are not secondary characters in their parents’ story
It’s time to transition babies
Even in the womb, many foetuses can sense their own trans identity
Water matters
British towns were built on rivers in more than one sense
AI has not killed the author
Advanced technology can enhance rather than replacing the pleasure of a good book
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
Ghostbusted
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is heroically pointless
