Quangos
Nesta, I detest ya
An engine of innovation has become a puddle of inanity
Why are our politicians afraid of politics?
The depoliticisation of policy should concern us all
Nature neglected
In this election green policy only get airtime when it can be linked to jobs
Polish strings
Grazyna Bacewicz: Symphonies 3 &4; Concerto for string orchestra (both on Chandos)
Selected for greatness
Some men are born to greatness, others are parachuted into Tory safe seats
Doubting the new Ireland
The more traditions have been deconstructed, the more people have experienced a sense of loss
The vicious circle of higher education funding
Underperforming international students are propping up underperforming British universities
The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
The sculptor’s funeral
The death of Imogen Stuart represents the passing of an Ireland that built, rather than destroyed
The Conservative immigration betrayal
The Tories have delivered immigration on an absolutely unprecedented scale
Food for thought
Is it worth trapping the squirrels in my London garden?
The Foreign Office should be rooted in the past
Who and what is it for, if not the British people, and our history and culture?
The Grand Migrant Hotel Rwanda
All are welcome at Kagame’s eccentric migrant hostelry, and don’t worry about the roving deathsquads: they’re harmless
