Havergal Brian
Some composers are rightly obscure
There is a place for marginal composers — it’s on the margins
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
The missing variable in the masculinity crisis
The literature on masculinity ignores the most obvious factor of all: a steady, civilisational fall in testosterone
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise
Ditching ancient traditions is not progress
Uniforms, oaths, titles, offices are the joints that hold together the structures of the state
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project