If
‘You’ll be a Man, my son!’
Rudyard Kipling’s (in)famous poem “If” reverberates with valuably relevant and humane advice for 2020 Britain
Explaining the gender gap in politics
Why men and women have been marching in different ideological directions
We have to wake up on defence
Britain cannot act as if war will never come
After the Cass Review
Our elected politicians need more independence from partial lobbyists
The case for more royals
This is no time for a slimmed-down monarchy
Finding the middle ground
Where do the acts too big for pubs but too small for arenas play?
Consider the way of the tiger
We should learn lessons from Japan as we start to face our own demographic crunch
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
The royals needs better PR
We have seen too many royal disasters
Why the OBR is wrong about Brexit
The OBR’s Brexit analysis is based on flawed comparisons and unreasonable predictions
The misanthropic history man
Yuval Noah Harari has become an intellectual superstar, but his predictions have become wilder and sillier
