Gary Lineker
On mentioning the war
What’s behind our obsession with World War 2?
Match of the dull
How Match of the Day needs modernising
Turkey must be at the centre of Donald Trump’s policy for the Middle East
It would be pure folly to alienate such an important regional power
A macabre sense of humour
Ligeti, Bartok: String quartets (BIS)
Booty contest
This book sets out to rebalance ahistorical narratives of how museum collections were constructed
Thou shalt not pray?
The British state is ruthlessly prosecuting thoughtcrime
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
