Party people
Corbyn knows the crowd-pleasers, but can he play to a wider audience?
Boris’s pudding without a theme
The Prime Minister made a muddled start to the election campaign
The EU is overregulating AI
Caution and control are being overemphasised above economic and technological opportunity
Walk tall in these shoes
If you buy the best kit, it will last much longer
The Conservatives deserve credit on sex and gender
They were slow to respond to institutional capture — but they did respond
Eyes on a miserly prize
It’s not just owners who are being fleeced
Too measured for its own good
Lukas Foss: 1st symphony &c (Naxos)
Crossing the public health Rubicon
Are there any limits to statist safetyism?
Bad education
Under Labour a deeply ideological education sector could go very quickly and badly wrong
Will the next prime minister stand up for women’s rights?
Rhetorical progress has been made on gender issues — but will it affect policy?
Indulgent Italian treats
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Complete string quartets (Naxos)
Murders for August
From killers down under to death across the pond
Iain Banks: a double life
His disturbing debut, The Wasp Factory, is being reissued this year
