Home Office
Blobs for the boys
Priti Patel’s public spat shows No 10 needs to do better against the blob
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
A judicial defence of religious liberty is long overdue
Christians should not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
There is a lushness to this expanded Letters
There is frequent reporting of local news, often betraying a hobbit-like
preoccupation with the availability of beer
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
Less will be better
More students have been worse. Some became dons — they have been worse too
Shrimp for breakfast in Sapporo
A culinary adventure with Japan’s finest seafood
Drying up
How canals retreated into quiet obscurity
The misanthropic history man
Yuval Noah Harari has become an intellectual superstar, but his predictions have become wilder and sillier
