Beethoven
Beethoven/Schnittke: Violin concertos (BIS)
This fabulous interpretation of the Beethoven concerto is one of the records of the year
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
Lawless and disordered
British police and courts increasingly struggle to maintain public order
What’s the point of university during a freedom of speech crisis?
Students should be taught to do more than agree
Digging the Holy Land’s past
Our modern controversies about Jerusalem have ancient and medieval roots
Tierless? (Starmer’s version)
Taxpayer-funded escorts for celebrities, criminal neighbours for normal Brits
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
BoJo’s Life of Johnson
Exclusive extracts of perhaps the best autobiography by a former Conservative prime minister called Boris
Improvement and impoverishment
Urban life from the poorhouse to the public house
The melting pot that boiled over
Beirut was once a playground for the rich and famous, but now seemingly destined for decline