Michael Parkinson
Parky’s great river of song
Michael Henderson on the old-fashioned music that the BBC doesn’t want us to hear any longer
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
Unpacking neurodivergence and gender identity
Neurodivergent teenagers are in danger of having their struggles miscategorised
Playing politics
Parliament was at its most preposterous today
Women in prisons deserve better
Classifying male criminals as women adds insult to injury
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
Why is the US facing a “crisis of credibility”?
It is a crisis that has been created by the hubris of the establishment
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
The meaningless models of “public health”
Another brick in the “public health” fortress of unreality
Brussels, capital city of Surrealism
In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places
Return of the referendum?
More direct democracy could be Europe’s only means of restoring political legitimacy
The misanthropic history man
Yuval Noah Harari has become an intellectual superstar, but his predictions have become wilder and sillier
