Magdalena Kozena
Debussy, Messiaen: Extase (Pentatone)
Kozena brings an unexpected touch of Janacek in the night
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
A memo crying in the wilderness
Why does the Church of England now sound like an HR department?
The sickness of Sickfluencers
Social media and AI are enabling the exploitation of our benefits system
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile