Magdalena Kozena
Debussy, Messiaen: Extase (Pentatone)
Kozena brings an unexpected touch of Janacek in the night
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
Profile: Alec Douglas-Home
The quintessential Tory grandee who
was the last of his kind: a politician
motivated by service to his country
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Zurbarán on Freud’s couch
An acclaimed new exhibition is full of overwrought symbolism and compositional failures
The revolution will be half-empty
Britain’s answer to America’s biggest conservative gathering offered empty seats, familiar grievances and a vision of the country that exists largely in the imagination.