Giorgio Vasari
The key to the collapse of our cultural self-confidence
Why have our great cultural institutions been among the first to fall?
Doubting the new Ireland
The more traditions have been deconstructed, the more people have experienced a sense of loss
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
The lies of Sinn Fein
Sectarian smears against Unionists have been exposed as the falsehoods they always were. Will anyone bother to say sorry?
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
War destroys everything
Alex Garland’s Civil War is filled with terror and horror
Something in the Bath water
Liberal Democrats are ruining a beautiful city with pointless regulations and Remainer spite
The arts are under threat in Scotland
New legislation endangers freedom, but the arts have been enabling its suppression for some time
Is Britain a Christian country?
The UK has an established religion alright — the worship of the self
Sleepwalking towards abolishing abortion law
How can a crime be a crime if it implies no consequences?
Why should young people join the Army?
It should hardly be surprising that recruitment and retention are too low
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
