UN
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
Tragicomedy at the UN
The limp United Nations cannot be trusted to support the victims of tyranny
An unconvincing case against the UNRWA
It should take more evidence to strip the Palestinians of essential support
Ending the war in Palestine
It will take imagination and cooperation to secure a lasting peace
Avoiding the apocalypse
Bold diplomacy must avert an unimaginable crisis in the Middle East
The UN must not ignore Afghan religious minorities
They live under the threat of elimination
Hot air
Climate change targets are rising at a dangerous rate
The offshoring of British social policy
Perhaps it is time we introduced bodies bankrolled by the UK taxpayer which support a commitment to democracy
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
Is this what winning looks like?
Reform UK supporters are growing weary of infighting and weak rhetoric
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
Complex fractions
Where is the joy and the reward of owning a fractional share in individual art?
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
The empty road to serfdom
“Vision Zero” is a tyrannical anti-driving dream
Cities of the mind
19th century English towns live on in our collective imagination
Make high culture popular again
We need to face the music and embrace the highbrow
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
October letters
Misquoting Shakespeare and a rounded sense of humour
