Beethoven
Beethoven/Schnittke: Violin concertos (BIS)
This fabulous interpretation of the Beethoven concerto is one of the records of the year
Technical problems
Rishi Sunak must be glad to face one problem that is absolutely not his fault
The British Holocaust cover-up that wasn’t
A fanciful and convoluted conspiracy theory has blighted the reputation of the Channel Islands
Russian to judgement
Russia watchers are the real useful idiots
Nightmare on Starmer Street?
Bigger government is coming — but there is no avoiding it
Twilight of the gods
The eclipse of the gilded 1980s generation can be seen as a welcome changing of the guard
Big town life
Force for progress, loyalist fortress, or den of iniquity — the English town has been all of these, and more
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well
What the Conservatives can learn from Germany
The Tories should have a clean break with their past and rebuild
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
Peers but not equals
Ferdinand Ries: Symphonies 1&2 (Ondine); Franz Clement: Solo violin works (Naxos)
The return of non-crime hate incidents
Labour are attacking free speech through the back door
