Spotify Wrapped
Spotify Wrapped is good for the soul
On the joys of exploring a year in music
How the fall of Assad has undermined Putin
He is struggling in Ukraine and he has now failed in Syria
Israel, the ICJ and the plausibility of genocide
Commentators are misunderstanding the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice
4B and the futility of heteropessimism
Romance is painful but it is also possible
Tough women take on the bad guys
When it comes to spy dramas and domestic angst, less is very definitely more
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
The curious incuriosity of multiculturalists
We cannot blind ourselves to differences between people
War, peace and city streets
How English towns survived the Blitz and entered the modern world
How to end the free speech crisis
The right must plan to demolish the four pillars of Britain’s stifling anti-speech laws
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
