Scars
Scars: stories of human resilience
Scars affect how we are seen and are often imbued with negative connotations – but instead of seeing a scar, can we see a story?
Reform the police, don’t deform the police
The Met Police’s Gangs Matrix might have been flawed but it served an important purpose
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
Keystones of Britain’s history
Far too many young people are woefully ignorant of the splendour and meaning of our rich ecclesiastical architecture
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
Free speech for everyone, except …
We have to stop compromising our defence of free speech whenever it is convenient
Winning the argument, losing the country
Winning debates is all well and good, but it does not represent political progress
The ways of waterways
From travelling to trade, how Britons used water before canals
In praise of borrowed ideas
AI will not be the death of creativity, and could even enhance it
What is academia without scholarship?
Research is an essential feature of academic life