Malcom Arnold
Malcolm Arnold: A centenary celebration (Somm)
Orchestras should be ashamed of their aversion to the composer
Which country?
Our rural landscape is much misunderstood
Season’s bleatings
Christmas is almost here, but our MPs are not in the festive spirit
War, peace and city streets
How English towns survived the Blitz and entered the modern world
Bluesky thinking?
The honeymoon phase of the X alternative could be short-lived
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
Blogosphere bubble
Reviving a simple English classic: bubble and squeak
Don’t bite the hand that feeds the birds
The government’s flawed biodiversity analysis endangers successful state-funded schemes
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
