Estonia
The war of words over Estonia’s Soviet monuments
Despite three decades of independence, Estonia’s Soviet past is still a cause of division
Britain’s forgotten battle for the Baltic
As the guns of the Western Front fell silent, Britain fought a quiet but decisive war alongside Estonia to check Soviet expansion
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
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
Killing with kindness
Sentimentality and euphemism cloak the cause of assisted suicide
Charli’s carefree bratitude
This is music for people who are tired of being careful
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Was Houellebecq right?
Reassessing the French novelist vilified for forecasting the Islamicisation of France
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution