Queen Elizabeth
Make a spectacle of oneself
Don’t skimp on the coronation; the monarchy is a drama that speaks to all our hearts
Why Germany mourned our British queen
While few Germans lament the loss of their own emperors and kings, they admire the British idea of monarchy
Saints and sinners
The dotty suggestion the Queen be canonised is an expression of a hope she will not be forgotten
Remembrance of a forgotten nation
Reminders of our country’s shared past
A modern way of mourning
Ukrainians face slaughter and subjugation. Church leaders must back them unequivocally
Painting Queen Elizabeth
The painted surface of monarchy is everything
Love and remembrance
The funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Royal pomp and circumstance
What is it for?
The day after
Mourning that befits her memory
Franz Schubert: String quintet/Quartettsatz (Chandos)
Intimations of life’s fragility
Reaping a bitter harvest
Labour are struggling to justify their own policies
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them
The Church of England has to rebuild trust
The next Archbishop must love this church back into health
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
The election is still Trump’s to lose
His performance has been weak but his advantages are many
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
The Sturgeon delusion
How the former SNP leader inspired hope and then squandered it
Their generation
How young rockers became venerable sages
