Cowboys
The devils that made me a dandy
Joseph Connolly’s enduring passion for sartorial splendour was driven by a childhood addiction to the glamour of TV
Reclaiming free speech in academia
Proposed Office for Students guidelines make for an imperfect but promising start
Should there be set texts for MPs?
Establishment ignorance of the texts we should be governed by is endangering the United Kingdom
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
AI has not killed the author
Advanced technology can enhance rather than replacing the pleasure of a good book
Torygeddon
The Conservatives face an extinction level election, but there’s still time for some prehistoric bloodletting
The disingenuous anti-vax blame game
People have short memories about the MMR scare
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
How trans activists captured the hate crime agenda
The “hate crime” agenda is based on bad policing and worse politics
Let’s at least agree rape is wrong
Fundamental feminist theories are under attack from within feminism itself