Finland
Finnish on a high note
Now, how the Helsinki has this happened?
Free speech lives in Finland
The Helsinki court’s affirmation of free speech today is a much-needed beacon of hope
Liberalism is on trial in Europe
Päivi Räsänen is on trial for her Christian beliefs
Unenticing overtures
Rautavaara: 3rd piano concerto (Bis); Overtures from Finland (Chandos)
Why is the United States making concessions to Turkey?
The US should re-evaluate its interests in Europe
Sibelius: Symphonies 3&5 (Alpha-Classics)
There’s a new burst of steam from the sauna
Finnish on a high note
The biggest symphony orchestras are in need of music directors: but who’s in the running for the top spot?
Sibelius: 7 symphonies and Tapiola (Decca)
A fresh, ambitious and daring approach to the familiar Finn
On trial for a Bible tweet
Finnish MP’s case could set a precedent for “unacceptable” beliefs across Europe
Forgotten films
Streaming services contain a wealth of overlooked foreign-language war stories
Not much COP
Holding the climate summit in Baku displays brazen hypocrisy
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
The restless life of a very bourgois rebel
Gauguin was not an artist who lent himself to categorisation
Fiddling while Canterbury burns
The new proposals from the Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice are depressingly wrongheaded
Something has gone very wrong with “human rights”
When the “rights” of foreign sex criminals are being prioritised above the safety of Britons, we need change
The French far right are losers
Will Rassemblement National will ever be the ruling party?
The coming of age
On the anxieties and ambiguities of adulthood
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
Towards a hospitable environmentalism
Green ideas must transcend misanthropy and austerity
