Polish Culture
Anger and intuition
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: String quartets 6, 13, 15 (Chandos)
Polish strings
Grazyna Bacewicz: Symphonies 3 &4; Concerto for string orchestra (both on Chandos)
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
The Mexican baby business
In UK courts, parental orders for children born overseas outnumber those born to surrogates here
Student Loans don’t add up
a fairer way out of a
disastrous policy mess
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read