Laura Freeman
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
Lily Phillips and the importance of feeling
We must remain sensitive to unspoken pain
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
Fear and loving
Cricket in the West Indies has not been the same since the loss of Malcolm Marshall
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke
A distinct lack of charity when evaluating the motivations and goals of others
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics