Jack Hobbs
Hobbs recalled
Ninety-five years on, Hobbs still holds a record that is unlikely ever to be broken
The true lie of the land
Landowners are reviled as enemies of the environment by the Jacobins of the green movement but these Poundland Robespierres are simply blinded by prejudice
Laugh to hide the tears
Rishi Sunak was desperate to appear on top form before the Liaison Committee
The final lap
Senna dives into the high-speed Tamburello corner and never comes out of it
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
What’s with all the fuss over Simon Fanshawe?
The writer and activist’s nomination as Rector of Edinburgh University has been oddly controversial
In praise of the viola
Cantabile: Anthems for viola (Delphian)
Music for a disintegrating world
Valentin Silvestrov: Widmung, Postludium (Naxos)
The dangers of digital media
By abandoning physical media, have we exposed ourselves to censorship and corporate control?
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
The case for Christian converts
Don’t let allegedly bogus conversions cause you to forget that real ones exist
NatCon lives on
The conference has gone ahead in Brussels despite protests and police action