Direct Democracy
Return of the referendum?
More direct democracy could be Europe’s only means of restoring political legitimacy
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
Do our leaders understand the power grid at all?
It seems as if basic facts are being completely ignored
The Bezos behemoth
Behind the logistics miracle are some troubling stories
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Stories worth telling
Untold Stories (Hyperion)
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
“Bold vision”
An action or choice can perfectly well be bold without being good
An artist at the assizes
Cyril Hare was that rara avis: a circuit judge who could write like an angel
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
Is “love is love” only for white people?
The Tories have suddenly discovered the book of Leviticus
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
