A bird-lover’s lament
Patrick Galbraith’s debut offers a quirkily enjoyable journey through a netherworldly Britain
Reading Winston Churchill
Half a century on, we’re still learning more about Britain’s most famous Prime Minister
Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
Forces of nature
Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies (Warner/Pentatone)
Is Donald Trump the new Hillary Clinton?
His campaign is failing to reach out to enough voters
Drill music’s token freedoms
Defences of free expression have become hopelessly unprincipled
The wrongs of Proudman
Criticism does not amount to discrimination or abuse
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Action Tom
Can Tom Tugendhat MP resolve his vibes problem?
A house divided
American partisan divisions are the result of social atomisation
The student politics of Clive Lewis
All he sees are good guys and bad guys
