Israel
Has Israel walked into a forever war?
A brutal conflict seems unlikely to be winnable any time soon
Jonathan Glazer’s speech was an affirmation of Jewishness
Critics who accuse him of denying his identity have things backwards
The wines of Israel
Israel’s wine heartland is now suffering from rocket attacks
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
The callousness of the virtue signallers
The response to a young singer’s death exposed the cruelty of the self-consciously virtuous
Britain is still safe for Jews
It may be far from perfect — but where would be safer?
An unconvincing case against the UNRWA
It should take more evidence to strip the Palestinians of essential support
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
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
Playing politics
Parliament was at its most preposterous today
The unorthodox Englishness of Derek Jarman
The filmmaker was too complex to be reduced to a mere iconoclast
Explaining reality to Ed Miliband
You can’t ban baking and eat cake
Britain needs an actual leader of the opposition
Rishi Sunak is doing nothing to hold Keir Starmer to account
Is Scottish independence really dead?
Labour’s “more devolution” policy will only strengthen the cause in the long term
Composed and electrifying
Klaus Tennstedt: The Radio Broadcasts (Doremi, 4CDs)
The new equality bar
Is the Bar Standards Council really fit to enforce a proposed raft of new equality rules?
Britain is not for sale
On the commodification of the nation state
The Bar should say “bye” to EDI
Barristers should not have to follow ever more extensive equality standards
The goose and the golden egg
The City of London Corporation arguably survives for one reason only: money
The spectre of dissent
Authoritarian impulses have taken root in the British state, as Keir Starmer continues to crack down on speech online
Two-tier policing is not new
Our authorities must operate without fear or favour again
