Alban Berg
Alban Berg: Violin concerto &c. (Chandos)
A stunning marriage of the tragic and the erotic
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Why young men like Donald Trump
He cuts through the sterility and severity of modern life
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
When will bishops be held to account?
If you challenge the progressive establishment, prepare to be abandoned by the hierarchy of the Church of England
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
Enthralling eclecticism
Roberto Gerhard: Don Quixote, &c. (Chandos)
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
On the death of pets
It is not losing a human, but it is losing a loved one
The future that never came
Post-war London was saved from a modernist masterplan
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
