Chris Walton
Spare me the Great Canadian Warbler
Radio 4 celebrates the limited talents of Joni Mitchell
Donald Trump should not heed the call of foreign policy hawks
The world is not split neatly between good guys and bad guys
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
Living in the Eighties
An exhibition of photos from a pivotal decade interests and exhausts
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
The curse of the SW1ers
We need people who can actually do things, not just be their beautiful selves
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
Why Trump triumphed
The Democrats had too many self-inflicted disadvantages to overcome
Complex fractions
Where is the joy and the reward of owning a fractional share in individual art?
Mahler’s pioneers
Walter Goehr and Willem Mengelberg revive Mahler’s genius
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
