John McCain
McCain and Me
David Smith reminisces on his relationship with John McCain
Could Britain have a coherent written constitution?
It seems probable that it would have a Christianity-shaped hole at its core
Police Scotland must stop patronising the public
The Hate Crime And Public Order Act will waste the time of the police and endanger the freedoms of the public
The paper tiger and the Russian bear
NATO’s naive and supine response will not drive Putin’s army from Ukraine and emboldens Moscow still further
Grimdull
The fantasy genre is afflicted by a dull and tedious obsession with adolescent cynicism, prurient scenes and one dimensional anti-heroes
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
Must we keep failing universities alive?
History is full of institutions which could not justify their own existence
Queen of Hearts
Perturbed to find Diana has a starring role in Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
The case for more royals
This is no time for a slimmed-down monarchy
As flies to wanton boys
Gambling with human lives is just another day in the lives of the one per cent
Motorway-mania
Britain in the age of the automobile
