historically-informed practices (HIP)
Let’s hear it for early music
Competence unencumbered by ideological fog or bureaucratic sprawl
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Tasty tunes
The Chocolate Soldier, Opera della Luna, Wilton’s Music Hall
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Will Andy crash and Burnham?
The Manchester man is going to face the same constraints as Keir Starmer