Ian Leslie
Rules of enragement
At its best Conflicted reminds us of the central importance of meaningful debate
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
A leadership bid you can’t refuse
Kemi Badenoch goes on a charm offensive
Pilot, playboy, player
This portrait of a gifted and not particularly pleasant man adds another feather to the author’s hat
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
Is Donald Trump the new Hillary Clinton?
His campaign is failing to reach out to enough voters
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
More than just noise
Berg, Schoenberg, Webern: Piano works (Warner)
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
There is no “Woke Right”
A new attempt to delineate the boundaries of acceptable opinion has failed
The mean queens of the book world
A rare case of a “progressive” employee facing consequences will not change the publishing industry
