Anatomy of a miserable deal
Barnier’s Secret Journal should interest British readers due to the insights on whether the UK could have negotiated a better deal
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
London’s lamps live on
Thanks to the dedication of the Gasketeers, a beautiful tradition has been saved
Don’t take the vapes!
Will there be no end to the government’s embrace of prohibitionism?
Grimdull
The fantasy genre is afflicted by a dull and tedious obsession with adolescent cynicism, prurient scenes and one dimensional anti-heroes
A Labour of unrequited love
It will take more than vague apologetic gestures to redeem the Labour Party
The dark threat of nitazenes
New opioids could pose a dramatic risk to British streets
The EU’s war on Hungary
As news breaks of secret EU plans to cripple the Hungarian economy, who can still believe it respects national sovereignty?
Fine art versus luxury goods
The auction houses’ love expensive brands
Retail politics
Beware a politician who has a book to sell
The right must learn from modern art
Marcel Duchamp’s rule-breaking provides real lessons for the right
Love in a remotely-controlled climate
If we outsource our decisions to
machines, we will be less capable
of navigating our own feelings
