Ornithology
The magic of Dawn Chorus
On International Dawn Chorus Day, there really is no sound lovelier than the competing noise of birdsong
The human condition, in Wales
The universal and the particular sit awkwardly in this Cardiff exhibition
Should there be set texts for MPs?
Establishment ignorance of the texts we should be governed by is endangering the United Kingdom
Why should young people join the Army?
It should hardly be surprising that recruitment and retention are too low
Disbanding St John’s Voices would be cultural vandalism
Modern bureaucrats should leave our choirs alone
Giving noticing a bad name
Observing factual differences is not the same as leaping to conclusions
Venice’s tortuous tourist tax
How much public money has been wasted on a scheme which will be quietly retired?
The meaning of Navalny’s death
This tragic event illustrates the cruelty and fragility of the Kremlin
A discordant song
Classical music may be the worst casualty of identitarian politics
The F-word
A serious accusation should be treated with appropriate seriousness
Representation gets raunchy
We have to stop the patronising pandering to communities in the name of “representation”
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world