Paris Orchestra
Philharmonia – fact is richer than this fiction
Channel 4’s new series set in a Paris orchestra hits multiple wrong notes
London’s lamps live on
Thanks to the dedication of the Gasketeers, a beautiful tradition has been saved
A mum’s place is in the Irish constitution
Ireland’s constitution is rare in protecting mothers, so why change this?
Common prayer
Britain, and her monarchy, have a language fitted for times of joy and sorrow alike — so why does the Church of England make such poor use of our traditional liturgy?
The menopause is no joke
It is time to stop being so facetious about women’s health
The true lie of the land
Landowners are reviled as enemies of the environment by the Jacobins of the green movement but these Poundland Robespierres are simply blinded by prejudice
What’s with all the fuss over Simon Fanshawe?
The writer and activist’s nomination as Rector of Edinburgh University has been oddly controversial
Chinese whispers
Oliver Dowden’s tough talk on Chinese hacking is less than wholly convincing
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
Could Britain have a coherent written constitution?
It seems probable that it would have a Christianity-shaped hole at its core
The problem with securonomics
A genuine strategy for increasing our economic security and resilience as a society would not start with the state
Blue de grâce?
The next election could spell doom for the Conservative Party
