John B. Thompson
Grubbing a living
These two books show that it has always been the preserve of the unscrupulous to peddle their wares to the gullible and salacious
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
Out of Africa
You can say what you like about European empires, but they improved African cooking
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
Invasion literature
It couldn’t happen here. Right?
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
Stick ‘em up
Has the culture war been won?
You were warned
Badenoch’s election means bad news for the Tories
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
The first victim of empire
England is an ongoing casualty of the British imperial project
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
