Jerusalem
Reason’s misrule
The revival of Jerusalem reminds us of a still-forgotten England
Jerusalem: cradle of lost peace
In the Holy Land coexistence was a fragile dream, built on unstable foundations
New stories from a very old city
A history as brilliantly labyrinthine as the city it describes
The West should stop indulging delusions on Ukraine
Ukraine cannot achieve its maximal goals
Cheap at the price
Political donations are the highest grossing investments you’ll ever make
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
We need a market-led course to net zero
Keir’s woetanical garden
Labour still don’t understand the scale of the reforms that are needed
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
Wagner: the long and short of it
Creativity consists in destruction, in turning the composer inside-out, in making fun of him.
