Persuasion
In defence of the Netflix Persuasion
It is a satire of modern vanities, not a screw-up
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Albion’s re-enactors
Beneath Restore Britain’s rhetoric lies an impulse to retreat from history itself
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
We must get serious about anti-Jewish terror
Britain faces a dangerous rise in anti-Jewish violence and must get real about its implications
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable