Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Why we need orchestras
China has grasped that an orchestra is more than a payroll of musicians
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
The chance introduction that led to some extraordinary evenings with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
Bring back literary vendettas
Grub Street thrived when
there was an “establishment”,
movements and feuds
From the Desk of Lord Kronsteen
When a sketchwriter faces awkward questions, only a billionaire’s dictated letter of support will do
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
Britain’s mutilated constitution
We must restore the old to build the new
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
In defence of division
We cannot allow oikophobes and iconoclasts to define what it means for us to be united