Jonathan Gaisman
Contemplating the abyss
Bruckner and Mahler were very different but their epic ninth symphonies have much in common
Who Will Do Justice To Our Judiciary?
Since Tony Blair all but abolished the position of Lord Chancellor in 2005, English judges have been without the champion they need
His Master’s Voice: Scruton On Wagner
Roger Scruton’s book on Wagner argues that The Ring is one of the most important works of art produced in the past 200 years
Clouds of war and strategic delusions
Britain’s strategic outlook requires realism about the kind of conflicts we are prepared and willing to fight
Search engine: why Germany's foreign policy flounders
Europe’s economic colossus is crippled by identity politics and self-obsession. It exports instability
Alliances and dalliances
“The lethal combination of the Trump administration’s “America First” approach and many European members’ complacent, cowardly and stingy approach risks making Nato irrelevant”