J.R. Lucas
Smuggling Plato to Prague
Edward Lucas pays tribute to his father J.R. Lucas, Oxford philosopher and Cold War champion of the Czechs
The love that dare not speak its name
Classical music has been tarnished with the dread word “elitism”
Political parties should be broad churches, not sects
We should welcome diversity of opinion among MPs
Wetherspoons is the heart of local Britain
Tim Martin deserves a knighthood for creating a triumph for real British society
Blue de grâce?
The next election could spell doom for the Conservative Party
Great Lives — great, The Essay — awful
Radio 3 maintains its course towards self-destruction
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Vanishing act
Jeremy Hunt did not, in fact, pull a rabbit out of his hat
Why we don’t police anti-Christian hate
Jewish and Muslim communities rightly get protections and attention from the government — but Christians are routinely overlooked
Lies, damned lies, and biopics
Ridley Scott’s casual treatment of truth in Napoleon does a disservice to both history and storytelling