Identity Cards
Reconsidering the case for ID cards
If tracking Covid-19 requires “immunity passports” then why not as part of an ID card?
What became of Tchaikovsky?
Tchaikovsky: 5th symphony etc (ICA Classics)
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
Laugh to hide the tears
Rishi Sunak was desperate to appear on top form before the Liaison Committee
The love that dare not speak its name
Classical music has been tarnished with the dread word “elitism”
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Love in a remotely-controlled climate
If we outsource our decisions to
machines, we will be less capable
of navigating our own feelings
Ireland has become an exporter of gender ideology
An architect of Irish trans policy has been elected Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe
The dark threat of nitazenes
New opioids could pose a dramatic risk to British streets
Giants and pygmies
Some stop-gap leaders of the opposition were never intended to be potential prime ministers
The passage from India
The failings of Bazball, like the failings of Britain, are becoming more apparent