Referendum
Why did Irish women vote No?
Tired of seeing women and mothers erased in law and policy, Ireland’s women sent a resounding message
Old Ireland stirs
The defeat handed to Dublin’s progressive establishment was a reminder of an older Ireland
Nicola’s song for Europe
Sturgeon spells out why Scotland’s path back to the EU would be hindered by an illegal referendum attempt
The rules of secession
The rules for calling and winning referenda should be set in law
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
A full-blooded blow-out
Kurt Weill: Symphonies, Seven Deadly Sins (DG)
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Scruton and the roots of modern conservatism
Roger Scruton’s path from sophisticated soirées to a squalid Fleet Street pub
Stories worth telling
Untold Stories (Hyperion)
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
Rewiring the state
Kemi Badenoch has a plan, though what it involves is anyone’s guess
Vorsprung durch Technik R.I.P.
The vaunted German model really is kaput — bust
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
The sorry strategy
Reparations are a deeply dangerous strategy in the carnivorous world of geopolitics
