György Ligeti
A macabre sense of humour
Ligeti, Bartok: String quartets (BIS)
Ligeti and Kodaly: Lux Aeterna (OUR Recordings)
The otherworldly and the down-to-earth
Blogosphere bubble
Reviving a simple English classic: bubble and squeak
Will Starmer’s immigration gambit backfire?
The prime minister might have opened a box that he cannot close
Is “progressive realism” either?
Weighing up the rights and wrongs of the Lammy Doctrine
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
The triumph of Irish populism
The three major parties went with what is popular, rather than what is right
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
Pornhub exposed
The tenth most visited website in the world was effectively castrated by a middle-aged American mum
