Roman Protasevich
Hobbs recalled
Ninety-five years on, Hobbs still holds a record that is unlikely ever to be broken
Why Britain needs more empty homes
The UK’s housing sector is straining at the seams; empty units and second houses are a sign of economic health
Marshalling India’s maharajahs
Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States by John Zubrzycki
On the deceptive use of words
We must be very careful with redefinitions of commonly understood words
Saving my own bacon
Only the particularly pig-headed will stick it out in the pork farming business
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Down the primrose WPATH
Responsible medical authorities must reject the dangerous nonsense of gender-affirming care
A discordant song
Classical music may be the worst casualty of identitarian politics
The sadness of Sceptical Man
Emotion need not entail irrationality, and fence-sitting need not involve wisdom
Disposable women?
Middle-aged women are routinely ignored and dismissed by society — it is time for that to change