Hymns
Earworms — some Profane, mostly Sacred
Hymns can be as catchy as popular music
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Towards a hospitable environmentalism
Green ideas must transcend misanthropy and austerity
Gambling gifts
New reports on Labour and political donations miss the point
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
Hi-energy nutrients
Schoenfield, Vivier, Bartok &c (Accentus Music)
Keir’s junk politics
Keir Starmer is trying to reform the public, not the NHS
Bursting the myth of the “people’s war”
The Home Guard was not a nation-in-arms of the Jacobin kind
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers