Russia
Techno, bombs, and babushkas
A month travelling across Ukraine
Biden’s legacy of escalation
His last decisions could determine the state of global politics
Cometh the hour, cometh the dealmaker
Trump’s ego might be just what the world needs
Getting the measure of the Russian bear
A defensive concern under the right conditions can morph into a warrant for brutal expansionism
How Putin uses history as a weapon
Russia’s new Tsar has rewritten the national story
Killing democracy to save it?
The annulling of the first round of the Romanian presidential elections should concern us all
Join the escalation?
That world war may not erupt imminently is no excuse for being complacent
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Excluding Imran Khan is cowardly and wrong
Oxford University has made a serious mistake
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
In defence of Michael Foran
Do not confuse the intensity of trolls for righteousness
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
Dissolve the hotbeds of wokery
Failing universities should go the way of the monasteries under Henry VIII
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
The enemy of the Civil Service is my friend
Conservatives should hope that Keir Starmer can weaken its grip on British policy
Bonfire of the verities
Plotting a path through the new politics
Life amid the ruins
Any captured, destroyed city, offers the same problems for the new owners
