Emmanuel Macron
NATO’s at war with itself
Russia looks set to enjoy the fragility of its great adversary, the Atlantic Alliance
We can all be Gaullists today
Britain sustained de Gaulle. The general’s views on Britain should resonate now.
Macron needs another reboot
The French people are not happy. Can their President do anything to change that?
Jobsworths home and away
The referee is a blessed form of jobsworth
How Roman women were victimised twice
The victims of abuse could also be degraded by historians
Mental illness is more complex than we think
There are no easy answers when it comes to mental health
Hi-energy nutrients
Schoenfield, Vivier, Bartok &c (Accentus Music)
Make high culture popular again
We need to face the music and embrace the highbrow
The big picture
A story of modern Britain, a moral tale, of venality, hubris and fraud
50 years ago…
Ali dances, bounces, beckons Foreman on, matador against bull
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
Dissolve the hotbeds of wokery
Failing universities should go the way of the monasteries under Henry VIII
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press
