Felix Mendelssohn
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies and Oratorios (Deutsche Grammophon)
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
The EU is getting worse
Ursula von der Leyen’s left-wing managerial agenda is failing
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics