Colombo International Book Fair
In-line, online, and where to draw the line
Notes on Colombo’s books and bookmen in the time of Covid-19
Stopping the devolution ratchet
More devolution will not solve the worst consequences of devolution
February letters
Questioning Cameron, cautioning Houellebecq and disputing the image of God
Winning the argument, losing the country
Winning debates is all well and good, but it does not represent political progress
A masterpiece in miniature
Taneyev, Schumann: Piano quintets (Signum)
Stravinsky’s aching quality
Stravinsky, Bartok, Martinu: Works for violin and orchestra (BIS)
Do not sanction the truth
Stating biological facts should not be cause for heavy-handed complaints proceedings
A bitter pill
Women and girls are losing medical advice and safeguards in the name of “freedom”
Restoring sanity takes time
So many people have built their professional lives around gender insanity
In defence of GB News
Demands for the channel to be silenced amount to snobbery and opportunism
Conscious decoupling
Some people consider ideas on their own terms; for others they are inextricable from context
Allocating blame in the name of climate change
Dwelling on the question of historical responsibility for climate change helps no one