National Pride
Citizens of somewhere
Michael Henderson delves into two different radio programmes with identity at the centre
Foreign frivolity
Robert Thicknesse on how the idea that foreign poetry was better than local soon became established dogma
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
Reform the police, don’t deform the police
The Met Police’s Gangs Matrix might have been flawed but it served an important purpose
The reality of tobacco control
To have a law does not mean that it will be respected
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
The worm (re)turns
Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same
How trans activists captured the hate crime agenda
The “hate crime” agenda is based on bad policing and worse politics
Restoring sanity takes time
So many people have built their professional lives around gender insanity
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies
The great immigration data disaster
Officials are deleting the data we need for a more sensible debate
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
The Conservatives can still reform our cultural institutions
The Tories should cut the Blob down to size before Keir Starmer comes to power