Jack Grealish
Hit the road, Jack
It’s time for Villa fans to let Grealish go
Roger Scruton’s naive nationalism
Cultural nationalism is an ill-fitting model for the modern nation state
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
Eerie decadence
“Blink Twice” accelerates from black comedy to dark drama
Hush, nepo baby
Such colourful champions of free speech should be treasured rather than ridiculed
The vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
Get smartphones out of school
Young people desperately need a break from social media
Explaining reality to Ed Miliband
You can’t ban baking and eat cake
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
