Pilgrimage
The British pilgrimage problem
The UK could have Caminos galore
Self-made demoniacs
Beware of pointing the finger, even at the devil
A paean to Spain and Italy during troubled times
On the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage I saw the delights of the countries most cruelly ransacked by Coronavirus
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable
Maligning the missionaries
Should the Church of England regret the promotion of Christianity?
Kilkenny’s golden age
A fascinating exploration of Irish history could have been better and more comprehensively illustrated
Rugby’s debt to Mrs T
Rugby league was transformed from a fringe working-class activity into part of national life
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
Save St John’s Voices
The glorious tradition of British choral singing should be defended
The best of The Rest Is …
Sequel podcasts are emerging with the inevitability of sprouts from an old potato
Leaving Kindland, entering reality
“Being kind” at the expense of truth and reason can make us nothing of the kind
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
We must escape Subtopia
As Ian Nairn warned, British town planning has had a grim levelling effect on our urban and rural spaces
