Ethel Smyth
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
The vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
The danger of naive humanitarianism
The rejection of force is complacent and unsustainable
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
Plane English
On pyjamas and private jets
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
Progressive realism
Can Labour’s new foreign policy doctrine work in our troubled world?
Out of Africa
You can say what you like about European empires, but they improved African cooking
The Church of England’s race to the bottom
The Church of England should not be putting ideology before history
The blessings on our doorsteps
It is all too easy to forget the astonishing cultural wealth that lies close to hand in our medieval parish churches
Living in the Eighties
An exhibition of photos from a pivotal decade interests and exhausts
Killing with kindness
Sentimentality and euphemism cloak the cause of assisted suicide
