Conductor
Mehta’s protest over the Gaza war
In the run-up to his 90th birthday, Zubin Mehta decided to sever contact with Israel
Passing on the batons
The future of conducting is looking bright — everywhere except in Russia and America
And the band played on…
The appointment of a chief conductor little affects the general performance of an orchestra
High Drama on the Podium
Norman Lebrecht on the late, great Mariss Jansons who died on December 1st
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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
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Sport’s regime changes
Canadian snooker has gone the way of Hungarian table tennis