Mick Jagger
Charlie Watts: an unlikely rock star
The drummer of the Rolling Stones — a man of rare class, wit and distinction — has died at the age of 80
The oldest rockers in town
The original generation of rock ‘n’ rollers remain more interesting than modern stars
The ongoing fiasco of European defence
Starry-eyed talk of continental cooperation obscures the grim reality of competing interests
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
The truth is out there
Henry Staunton is dismissed as dangerously “erratic” by the powers that be, but he may just be telling the truth, no matter how weird
A Good Read should be better
Some weeks there are comedians and groovy journalists — others it’s groovy journalists and comedians
The government is failing Northern Ireland
Its reputation will be stained forever by the Northern Ireland Protocol and the Windsor Framework
In defence of GB News
Demands for the channel to be silenced amount to snobbery and opportunism
Banning masks from protests is a bad idea
Anonymity can be essential to dissent against tyrannical regimes
Vanishing act
Jeremy Hunt did not, in fact, pull a rabbit out of his hat