Viktor Orbán
Letter from Budapest
Tibor Fischer discovers the first of many Roger Scruton cafés
Hajdúszoboszló on my mind
Tibor Fischer in Budapest muses on Hungary’s fractious political alliance
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
The Muslim modernisers
Muslim reformers do not innovate; they renew by seeking to mend what is broken
Beyond Carmen
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
The story of a lifetime
Whole life novels lay bare the randomness and haphazardness of life
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
The right has a conspiracy problem
Conspiracies exist — but the temptation to use them as an all-purpose explanation is wrongheaded
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus