Albums
Lebrecht’s Album of the Year
Not just a great record but an essential one
Sensitivity of a high order
Sibelius and Prokofiev: Violin concertos (Decca)
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
How Britain has imported Bangladeshi politics
A failure to take immigration and integration seriously means that Britain has to deal with other nation’s problems
Reasons to be cheerful
A pessimist tries to summon up Christmas cheer
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
A tumultuous decade of ingenious novelties
Did the English Revolution go full circle, replacing one overmighty king with another?
Killing with kindness
Sentimentality and euphemism cloak the cause of assisted suicide
On the awfulness of liberals
The Lords must put the Leadbeater bill to sleep
Burgundy on a budget
In search of the wine lover’s holy grail
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
