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Requiem for London’s music
How London has lost its place as a classical music capital.
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
Givers and takers
Britain needs a fairer and more moral economic system
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Crisis? Watt crisis?
Renewable energy promises the gold at the end of a rainbow
The paté of the Land
Chinese water deer, partridges and paté
Our new five-party system
First-past-the-post no longer means
an electoral carve-up between the
Tories and Labour, allowing “fringe”
parties real political influence
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways