Indie music
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
The unusual, the unsigned, the uncategorisable
Hip-hop has its place, but not necessarily on an alternative daytime radio station
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
Is this what winning looks like?
Reform UK supporters are growing weary of infighting and weak rhetoric
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
Doublespeak about assisted suicide
The campaign for assisted suicide is distinctly Orwellian
Dissertations and their discontents
PhD funding is a valid subject for debate but social media mobs are not the answer
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
The Lost Gardens of London
The war between city and greenery is eternal; the concrete and asphalt seeks open land to engulf
