Seamus Heaney
A trip to Heaney country
The fiftieth anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s Wintering Out is a chance to recognise the importance of place to his poetry
What the Conservatives can learn from Germany
The Tories should have a clean break with their past and rebuild
Polish strings
Grazyna Bacewicz: Symphonies 3 &4; Concerto for string orchestra (both on Chandos)
The way forward for conservatives
We must have bold politicians who really believe in the things they promise
Lefty men’s failures have radicalised women
Don’t pretend that feminists are being “radical” for no reason
The best we can hope for
Brilliant psychologist Daniel Kahneman died this year
Urban insecurity and conflict
The medieval English town was subject to fire, flood, plague — and revolution
A victory for press freedom in Northern Ireland
People suspected of sexual offences pre-charge will not have the right to automatic anonymity
Trumped up charges
Trump’s guilty verdict is a catastrophe for American public life
What future for Winchester Cathedral Choir?
The choral tradition in the cathedral must be enlivened rather than diluted
Jane Austen versus virtue signalling
What Mansfield Park can tell us about contemporary politics
Nesta, I detest ya
An engine of innovation has become a puddle of inanity