David Tang
Aromatherapy for chaps
Get as many days of game sport as possible because one never knows when the self-righteous will stop it
Great Lives — great, The Essay — awful
Radio 3 maintains its course towards self-destruction
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
Reform the police, don’t deform the police
The Met Police’s Gangs Matrix might have been flawed but it served an important purpose
Free speech for everyone, except …
We have to stop compromising our defence of free speech whenever it is convenient
Italian lessons
On matching the sauce to the pasta
What became of Tchaikovsky?
Tchaikovsky: 5th symphony etc (ICA Classics)
Why this new book will pass unnoticed
Columnist Steve Sailer’s views on genetics and IQ have placed him beyond the pale for bien pensant reviewers
Face to face with history
Holbein at the Tudor Court brings the English Renaissance court back to vivid life
Bring back the Law Lords
Tony Blair’s introduction of a US-style Supreme Court has served to undermine the supremacy of Parliament
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
The Church of England is practicing a secular religion
Equality, diversity and inclusion can be prioritised over religious faith
