Dali Yang
How not to investigate the origins of Covid
Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiralled Out of Control by Dali L. Yang
Deconstructing the pro-EU fantasies of the FT
22.5 per cent agrifood export growth? They must be joking
Starmer’s next step
The Labour leader has the chance to win trust as well as votes this election
Polish strings
Grazyna Bacewicz: Symphonies 3 &4; Concerto for string orchestra (both on Chandos)
The rise of academentia
Mere transgression is being elevated above genuine insight and creativity
Are private schools worth it?
Parental background has a bigger impact than education
Iain Banks: a double life
His disturbing debut, The Wasp Factory, is being reissued this year
Wanderer above the sea of clods
The next month might be maddening but it will not be dull
Racing’s shame
British racing should have nothing to do with Sheikh Mohammed
Well-behaved Beethoven
Beethoven: Triple concerto and British folksongs (Decca)
The Modi-fication of British politics
Both parties should stop seeking approval from sectarian Hindu nationalists
You can’t beat the left at its own game
Conservative attempts to reverse leftist victimology are doomed to fail