Worstward Ho
Lockdown III – how will it end?
Why most Tory lockdown sceptics have not opposed the new lockdown
Feminist rehab for mean girl Mahler
You’d have thought the Head Muse of old Vienna had enough on her plate
Suella all along
You can achieve anything if you don’t take the credit
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
Scruton and the roots of modern conservatism
Roger Scruton’s path from sophisticated soirées to a squalid Fleet Street pub
Progressive realism
Can Labour’s new foreign policy doctrine work in our troubled world?
The year in military history
2024 has been a rewarding year for lovers of books and history
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
Something has gone very wrong with “human rights”
When the “rights” of foreign sex criminals are being prioritised above the safety of Britons, we need change