Tom Sutcliffe
The knife-wielding obituarist
Tom Sutcliffe’s obituary of composer Stephen Sondheim was ill-judged and vindictive
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Tame Impala fails to impress
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Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
Do machines laugh?
The experience of amusement defies a reductionist approach to the mind
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
How to travel in Europe
For the best in Europe, learn how to travel like a rich native
A bloodless account of blood-soaked times
Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece by Adrian Goldsworthy
Averting irrational egalitarianism
How to stop ideological anti-racism damaging our institutions and our country
The (in)justice of the Equality Act
Far from guaranteeing equal treatment, the Equality Act has transformed Britain’s understanding of equality from individual rights to group identity