Earl of Strafford
The Favourite
Why Boris can’t bring himself to part with Dom
Fear Ireland’s shadow banks
The Emerald Isle is ripe for a volatile market correction
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
Lily Phillips is a Rorschach test
Experience and behaviour are not solely reducible to consent
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press
Do we really need population growth?
Population decline need not mean national decline
AI is a terrible poet
It has no sense for true meaning and beauty in language
Medieval treasures of Germany
Aachen and the great temples of medieval Europe seem like vast spiritual power stations
Final notes
The end The Musical Times is symbolic of a broader malaise in classical music
Ignore the grooming gangs deniers
The racial element of these horrendous crimes is undeniable
A bleak midwinter
For fans watching QPR struggle for the past two decades, it feels like the club is cursed
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
We need a market-led course to net zero
