And the band played on
Cash crisis in the arts — what’s new?
Death of the model railway?
Not so fast — this is one railway network Beeching can’t cut, and its built of life long fascination
Modernists can be monarchists
Radical composers are not out to smash the system
Reconstructing a self-destructive life
One thing in Roth’s messy existence makes him worth our time: his writing
Like Wotan driving the storm
What it’s like to fulfil a boyhood dream on the footplate of a classic steam locomotive
Last swipe at the Proms
Is it time to give a grudging nod of acknowledgement to the BBC Proms?
Learning in the round
Spreading fingers over a globe, not pinching them on a screen, is the best way to answer questions
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
How the Ukraine delusion may end
Biden might entertain peace to cut his losses and boost his election chances
A sound of Rowling thunder
Scotland’s government and police seem determined to turn themselves into a laughing stock
Don’t tell feminists what our priorities should be
We know the seriousness of the issues that affect us, thank you
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
Why we don’t police anti-Christian hate
Jewish and Muslim communities rightly get protections and attention from the government — but Christians are routinely overlooked
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable
Against rights radicalism
A noble cause has mutated into an obstructive and anti-democratic force
Doubting the new Ireland
The more traditions have been deconstructed, the more people have experienced a sense of loss
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
