Muzak
The light and the insubstantial
Poulenc and others: Chamber music (Calliope/DG)
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
The missing variable in the masculinity crisis
The literature on masculinity ignores the most obvious factor of all: a steady, civilisational fall in testosterone
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Life for petty theft?
IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules