Mario Draghi
The sphinx who reshaped Europe
The key to Europe’s future lies with Mario Draghi, the technocrat who sidelined politicians and saved the Euro, but who now needs them to succeed as Italy’s PM
Germany’s judges have spoken. Should the EU be worried?
Germany’s Constitutional Court challenges whether the ECJ can decide the extent of its own power
Detransitioners should sue the NHS
Our National Health Service is mutilating the children placed in their care
A madman’s guide to Wagner
You don’t have to be crazy to enjoy Wagner, but it helps
Tory Story
Playtime is never over in Westminster
The diary of Dilyn the dog
You think you’ve got it bad
Reynaldo Hahn: Poèmes & Valses (Hyperion)
This unfamiliar collection is the most enjoyable piano album of the year so far
British past or American future?
Aussies have some soul-searching to do this Jubilee
The death of Ideals
TikTok, goblin mode, and the end of Platonism
Doing the Strand
The glorious heyday of Roxy Music, when just to be a fan of a band that sounded like no other was like being in an exclusive club
A radical reframing of conservative tradition
Yoram Hazony’s purified conservatism risks losing touch with political reality
When do we lift the sanctions?
Sooner or later a diplomatic compromise will have to be reached
France’s unspoken, unfinished civil war
France’s cycle of social unrest and politically polarised elections has its roots in the Algerian conflict and the ensuing unresolved struggle for the soul of the nation