Consciousness
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Killing time
Parliament is making the world a better place, one death at a time
A bloodless coup in Bucharest
How can elections be cancelled without substantive reasons even being presented?
Busoni’s legacy
The best of him is found in the piano concerto
Don’t let it go
Communal singing is good for the soul
Starmer’s tax will hurt children
It is not just a tax, it is cruel theft
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
Vorsprung durch Technik R.I.P.
The vaunted German model really is kaput — bust
