Royal Family
The royals needs better PR
We have seen too many royal disasters
Everyone should be ashamed over Princess Kate but me
They spread unhinged fantasies while I asked sensible questions
The case for more royals
This is no time for a slimmed-down monarchy
Recasting the Crown for modern Britain
This progressive historian’s real charge against the monarchic institution is one of “complacency”
Open the royal files
A culture of gratuitous opacity surrounds the Royal Family
Music fit for a king
The cliché of Britain as “the land without music” was disproved
Struggles of the Sussexes
What kind of future do Harry and Meghan have?
Where are you REALLY coming from?
Taking offence is a high status profession, especially where royals are involved
The Greek prince
Philip the foreigner and the press
A grand old Duke
The Duke of Kent’s life has been little-known — until now
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative
Three novelists pushing the bloat out
Some novels still dare to leave the reader’s hand unheld — without universal success
Motorway-mania
Britain in the age of the automobile
The building that inspired Orwell
Was there an appetite at the time for monumental buildings, equivalent to those in Moscow?
The light and the insubstantial
Poulenc and others: Chamber music (Calliope/DG)
Diversity is not our strength
The Khan Review reveals a society needlessly splintered along ethno-religious lines
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
How NatCon was saved
An attempted cancellation flopped in Brussels — but the bad taste remains
