Musical Instruments
In praise of the viola
Cantabile: Anthems for viola (Delphian)
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Civilisation needs silence
On cooing babies and other noisy performances
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains
Picking at old wounds
The campaign to rejoin the EU has been revived
The Cup and me
My lasting World Cup memories have nothing to do with England
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
In praise of the English football fan
No one likes them, they don’t care — and good for them
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands