Woke

The key to the collapse of our cultural self-confidence

Why have our great cultural institutions been among the first to fall?

Columns
Do not go gently

Opera has treated the subject of cancelling the pleasures of others in some depth

On Opera
The evolution of Nick Cave

The former hard-living frontman continues to expand his horizons

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The myth of overwhelming right-wing terrorism

Myth-makers are following fashion not evidence

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Wolf in sheep’s clothing

What are we supposed to do when “Brenda the sheep” gets hungry?

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Wise counsel

View from Oxford: Robert Beddard speaks from retirement

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Amnesty and political prisoners in Ireland

Human rights organisations in Ireland are calling for the disenfranchisement of those who do not share their political views

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Will Boris go for woke?

The Common Sense Group is seeking to stiffen the government’s resolve

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Fairy tales have gone woke

Pulling up fairy tales by the roots in the name of feminism makes barren fare for the reader

Books
2020: It’s no place for the old

The debate over Fairytale of New York is proof that 2020 is the year in which woke doctrine went into overdrive

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