KGB
Incel inside
The Russians assume we use Opera to project state power, I assure them that the government hate the arts
The long arm of the Chekists
This book is an apt metaphor for the state of freedom of speech in modern Britain
An unrepentant serial killer
The Happy Traitor tells Blake’s story in a witty and sophisticated way, fully alert to its complexities and ironies
Tragicomedy at the UN
The limp United Nations cannot be trusted to support the victims of tyranny
Britain must develop economic resilience
The Houthis have exposed our devastating economic insecurity
Less than an animal?
It is surely wrong that animal foetuses enjoy more protection under the law than human ones
A masterpiece in miniature
Taneyev, Schumann: Piano quintets (Signum)
The dangerous excesses of breaking boundaries
There is a double standard on trans people and violence
Diversity is not our strength
The Khan Review reveals a society needlessly splintered along ethno-religious lines
Barking up the wrong tree
Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels
Google has a history problem
As much as we might wish that history had been different, virtue cannot grow from the soil of falsehood
Killing the golden goose
International student numbers must be capped, and candidates held to the same academic standards
This England
We should celebrate the glorious wartime cinematic masterpiece that Churchill wanted to ban
The passage from India
The failings of Bazball, like the failings of Britain, are becoming more apparent
