Kettering
My first Carr
A S H Smyth discovers a true English literary eccentric, born on this day in 1912
Essential all-embracing warmth
Gidon Kremer: Songs of Fate (ECM)
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
Against Britain’s two-tier policing
Street preachers should not be arrested for offending people
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
The disingenuous anti-vax blame game
People have short memories about the MMR scare
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
The ongoing reality of Russian imperialism
People rationalising Russian military intervention are betraying their ignorance of Russian history
A Good Read should be better
Some weeks there are comedians and groovy journalists — others it’s groovy journalists and comedians