Album
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
What became of Tchaikovsky?
Tchaikovsky: 5th symphony etc (ICA Classics)
Essential all-embracing warmth
Gidon Kremer: Songs of Fate (ECM)
The light and the insubstantial
Poulenc and others: Chamber music (Calliope/DG)
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
Rozsa’s regret
Miklos Rozsa: Orchestral works (Capriccio)
In praise of centibillionaires
When people are free to make a lot of money from new businesses, everybody wins
Sunak, false equivalence and the phantom far right
There is no comparison between the threat of Islamism and the threat of the far right
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
The awkward truth about sex and free speech
More women should realise that “inclusivity” should not come before freedom
The court of hot air
We do not need human rights law to protect human rights or to maintain the rule of law
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
How not to investigate the origins of Covid
Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiralled Out of Control by Dali L. Yang
The conversion of St Lee
Never mind migrants converting, what about the MPs?
Maligning the missionaries
Should the Church of England regret the promotion of Christianity?
Is a guaranteed sale fair?
Auction house practices may be distorting the picture
Queen of Hearts
Perturbed to find Diana has a starring role in Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted
