Mongols
A stirring tale of delicious complexity
From the Mongols’ conquest of Persia to their defeat by the Mamluks
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
What does it mean to be Christian?
We are in danger of reducing faith to the shallow depths of personality and politics
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
This is England, nor are we out of it
Englishness isn’t an ethnicity, or even an idea. It’s more like auto-destructive art
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Exilic yearnings
Miklos Rozsa: violin concerto (LSO Live)
Does vaping do more harm than good?
It seems improbable
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
