The hazy treatment of what “music” even entails falls flat

Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull

The Tories have suddenly discovered the book of Leviticus

George Guiver’s book exudes down-to-earthiness, bordering on irreverence

Few literary activities could give quite so much pleasure as reading the work of this brilliant but overlooked novelist

When it comes to spy dramas and domestic angst, less is very definitely more

He lingers on — a slap-headed Rasputin whispering terrible ideas into the ears of our leaders

And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives

Our national treasures are morbid symptoms of a country in decline

It will take cultural as well as institutional change