Torn in the USA
Purpose, identity and social status, how this book reveals the three things lacking on the shop floor at Amazon
The uniquely British thing about the Labour Party
The left shouldn’t leave the people’s patriotism behind
The light and the insubstantial
Poulenc and others: Chamber music (Calliope/DG)
We’re all living in America
Britain’s elite is obsessed with Trump and the States, when it needs to concentrate on the Home Front
Preparing for the worst
How gender critical commentators are preparing for the impact of the Hate Crime and Public Order Act
Netherworld
The Dutch golden age could be anything but for the painters
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
Britain’s first postmodern election
What Galloway’s victory really tells us about Britain
Grandmasters: a meeting of great minds
Napoleon and Goethe: Touchstone of Genius by Raymond Keene
The king and the boss
Turkish President Erdoğan is no fan of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu — and vice versa
Barking up the wrong tree
Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels
The case for more royals
This is no time for a slimmed-down monarchy
World Budget Day
On World Book Day, Jeremy Hunt tried and failed to dress up as Nigel Lawson
