Ulrich Alexander Boschvitz
The enduring power of brief encounters
A trio of novels that are connected by their surprising manner of finding their way to us
How trans activists captured the hate crime agenda
The “hate crime” agenda is based on bad policing and worse politics
SEEN should be heard
A new group aims to remind the police to act without fear or favour
Try Christianity
Reflecting on the cross, we find a truth that is often too easy to forget
Saving my own bacon
Only the particularly pig-headed will stick it out in the pork farming business
Venice’s tortuous tourist tax
How much public money has been wasted on a scheme which will be quietly retired?
Plagiarism: a racist weapon
It has been genuinely disturbing to see Claudine Gay ousted simply for being an empowered black woman
When the populist meets the Pope
Javier Milei and Pope Francis represent very different and often hostile elements of Argentinian cultural life
Free speech for everyone, except …
We have to stop compromising our defence of free speech whenever it is convenient
Essential all-embracing warmth
Gidon Kremer: Songs of Fate (ECM)
The menopause is no joke
It is time to stop being so facetious about women’s health
Ukraine can still triumph
It needs, and deserves, Western patience and solidarity