UK Politics
Are fictional politicians as interesting as the real thing?
Sir David Hare’s new BBC drama feels small-scale when we are surrounded by far more impressive real-life spectacles
The sword of justice cuts both ways
Unexplained Wealth Orders reverse the burden of proof
The Royal Navy in the front line against slavery
It is wilfully forgotten that the Royal Navy was central to ending the slave trade
The medical community’s revolt against lockdown
For a government which insists it is “following the science,” there is a striking reluctance to listen to the scientists
Why aren’t dogs social distancing?
Dogs spread risk, and owners spread dogs
What’s the point of the ECHR?
Social policies have become issues of human rights
The Ides of Boris
The instruments of darkness tell us truths
It’s that nurse again
Both Mary Seacole and the Girl Guides deserve better
What did YOU do in the Great Culture War, Daddy?
The British public will not stay forever silent as their values and beliefs are attacked
In which Sir Keir eats Mr Johnson’s cake
Starmer’s first order is last orders for pubs
Labour’s inaction on religious persecution
The Freedom of Religion or Belief brief is simply being ignored by the government
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
Resist Labour’s managerial revolution
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are grimly committed to expanding the state and entrenching bureaucracy
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
The sorry strategy
Reparations are a deeply dangerous strategy in the carnivorous world of geopolitics
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
Too many silences in this book about music
The hazy treatment of what “music” even entails falls flat
She wants to be in America
🎶 Airtime for me in America 🎶
The Lost Gardens of London
The war between city and greenery is eternal; the concrete and asphalt seeks open land to engulf
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Doublespeak about assisted suicide
The campaign for assisted suicide is distinctly Orwellian
