Richard Wagner
A path open to us all
Daniel Johnson reviews Wagner’s Parsifal, by Roger Scruton
Can bad people be good artists?
The moral standards of creative giants
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
On travellers and trail hunting
Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party
The revolt against the public
The establishment cannot accept ordinary citizens having power
Giles Treadwell
Old-style literary agent
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world