Sir Bernard Jenkin
At the court of parliament’s aristocracy
Rank and rules are pulled at the Liaison Committee “super group”
The mean queens of the book world
A rare case of a “progressive” employee facing consequences will not change the publishing industry
“Social justice” is damaging education
Teaching is in danger of degenerating into indoctrination
Composed and electrifying
Klaus Tennstedt: The Radio Broadcasts (Doremi, 4CDs)
Israel’s forever war
Netanyahu risks dragging his country and his allies into an open-ended regional conflict
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
The soaraway success of scoops and smut
Tabloid sensibility wasn’t just about visual presentation, it was also about the way stories were written
The immobile prince
Political chaos masks the stagnation of French economic life
The disgrace of ACE
Arts Council England has failed to support artists and art