Bernard Shaw
Crisis of leadership
No Tory can seriously expect conservatism from Kemi Badenoch
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
Make high culture popular again
We need to face the music and embrace the highbrow
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
A house divided
American partisan divisions are the result of social atomisation
Tablets of stone
Tech firms increasingly set the rules when it comes to education
Is “love is love” only for white people?
The Tories have suddenly discovered the book of Leviticus
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
Why Trump triumphed
The Democrats had too many self-inflicted disadvantages to overcome