Alfred Schnittke
No relationship with the keyboard
Pierre Boulez/Alfred Schnittke: Piano works (Naxos/BIS)
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
French lessons for Farage
Following the Makerfield defeat, Reform should look across the channel to Rassemblement National for strategies
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Reform should not abandon free markets
Nigel Farage should stick to his liberal guns against the forces of collectivism
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
When art took on fascism (and lost)
Abstract activist concerns have overshadowed aesthetic production
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault