Mary Page Marlowe
A straightforward triumph
Mary Page Marlowe is a subtle, elliptical and affecting piece of work. Cyrano de Bergerac is straightforwardly a triumph
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
On travellers and trail hunting
Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture