Kevin Puts
Renée Fleming: Voice of Nature, The Anthropocene (Decca)
Beauty released by the singer’s larynx is met by plodding fingers on a monochrome keyboard
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Working with Woods
There have been too few honest explorations into the intrinsic link between woods and humans
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
NATO needs the Germans to be up
European defence depends on a stronger Germany
How the Boat Race sank
Yet another great British tradition is disappearing beneath the waters of history
The thin blue line must be thicker
The police are nothing without a presence in communities
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration