V.S. Naipaul
The Islamic identity crisis
V.S. Naipaul was prophetic on the struggles between Islam and modernity
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
How procedure is enabling petty criminals
We should support workers who confront criminals
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)