J S Bach
De-Goulding: an incomplete coda
Part two of Mahan Esfahani’s deconstruction of the modern association of pianist Glenn Gould with Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Britain must develop economic resilience
The Houthis have exposed our devastating economic insecurity
All small talk
Dwarf uprisings, Daleks and disreputable handymen
Keystones of Britain’s history
Far too many young people are woefully ignorant of the splendour and meaning of our rich ecclesiastical architecture
Playing politics
Parliament was at its most preposterous today
Grossly offensive censorship
A new ruling offers hope for an end to preposterous rulings over “malicious communications”
In defence of GB News
Demands for the channel to be silenced amount to snobbery and opportunism
An array of civilised music
Walter Kaufmann: 3rd piano concerto, 3rd symphony &c. (CPO)
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
The “conversion therapy” ban still makes for bad law
Recent amendments have failed to answer serious concerns about its implications
When the populist meets the Pope
Javier Milei and Pope Francis represent very different and often hostile elements of Argentinian cultural life
It’s not rocket science
It all goes wrong when arts departments start imitating research universities
