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England’s polymath of the piano
Greatness does not always declare itself in torrents of Slavic emotion or Germanic intellectualism
The real threat to Israeli democracy
How is it “undemocratic” to tilt power towards elected representatives?
“Mother” means something
Children deserve the truth about sex and parenthood
Ins and outs of Europe
Do Premier League clubs join in something their own fans hate?
Behold thy King
A Good Friday reflection
Ministers must grasp the nettle on equality law
It needs greater clarity on sex and gender
Music of the here and now
Valentin Silvestrov: Silent Songs (DG)
Silicon Valley’s apocalypse
Reality is coming back to bite
Lifting the mask of a mercurial master
Soden shares the spoils of untrammelled access: vivid evidence of the man not seen
Keeping it funky
An Argentine winery that revels in the old ways
Most Read
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
Classic is back
Why contemporary art may be losing ground
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
No, the King has not converted
A bizarre conspiracy theory
that Charles III is a Muslim is
easily shown to be false
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
A bore and a balm
Inferno: Behzod Abdurimov (Alpha Classics)
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
A range of Stratford anecdotes
The Walliams dilemma