Iraq War
“Left flanking or straight up the middle with bags of smoke?!”
Not another Armistice Day to get through. And what about all the other pressing issues for which there is no poppy?
A trauma that never ends
Adam LeBor commends the BBC’s latest documentary on the Iraq war
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Public memory of the war in Iraq fails to consider the human cost
Mission Accomplished
Finley Harnett reviews the BBC’s Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Wanted: A new Labour foreign policy
It comes as no surprise that Jeremy Corbyn leapt to Russia’s defence after the Salisbury poisoning
Britain should stand up to Mauritius
The British Government must make it clear that it will not allow a foreign country to threaten British citizens
All smoke and no fire
An Impact Assessment on prohibiting cigarettes is unconvincing
Common prayer
Britain, and her monarchy, have a language fitted for times of joy and sorrow alike — so why does the Church of England make such poor use of our traditional liturgy?
Elgar’s excellence
Elgar: Symphonies (Halle/Oehms)
Democracy contra the majority
What does democracy mean if it is not related to the popular will?
He’ll never let the old flag fall
Lee Anderson will never stand for insult, especially the insult of never being invited round for dinner
Are Labour the real racists?
Conservatives should stop trying to play the victim on identitarian grounds
Postcards from before the war
It is no longer possible to reflect upon Israeli culture as if the “Question of Palestine” could be brushed aside
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Old Ireland stirs
The defeat handed to Dublin’s progressive establishment was a reminder of an older Ireland
A “lost” novel better left unfound
We’re a long way from touchstones One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera
