Middle East
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
Turkey must be at the centre of Donald Trump’s policy for the Middle East
It would be pure folly to alienate such an important regional power
June letters
Hard power is the only currency that is truly respected
Every argument for Israel
Answering the case against Israel point-by-point
The new Ottomans
The fall and rise of Istanbul under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Alcohol and Islam
An English novelist travels the Muslim world in search of a drink
What is Britain getting into in Yemen?
We have seen too many disastrous interventions to be confident now
Against the neoconservative case for Israel
British foreign policy should put British interests first
Gaza and hope
Amidst the horrors, could there be some signs of future peace?
God is in the details even of secular history
The story of the Middle East cannot be explained without religion
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
Pandæmonium
Better to reign in hell than serve in government
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
Do our leaders understand the power grid at all?
It seems as if basic facts are being completely ignored
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
Disability is not an identity
Long before trans rights lobby, disability activists were denying biological reality
Robot recipes
Against cooking by algorithm
The public sector must reform or die
Too big to fail? It is too big to succeed
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
