Music
In defence of the unjustly neglected
It can be a mistake to think that our cultural margins have been defined by merit
Unjustly overlooked but somewhat undercooked
Elsa Barraine: 2 symphonies &c.(CPO)
Domesticating Wagner
A new production of Die Walküre is at odds with its music
Family matters
Jephtha, Il Pomo d’Oro, Barbican
Desert love songs
Giulio Cesare, The English Concert, Barbican
Can Russia hit the high notes again?
Russian music faces an uncertain future
The sweet sounds of catastrophe
Shostakovich/Britten: Cello works (Decca)
Roy Orbison in Blue Velvet
A pop song can be transformed by use, or it can split the world open
An Easter surprise
Songs from Japan and Europe (TYXart)
A much-misunderstood composer
The Cosmos of Paul Ben-Haim (CPO)
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Labour’s Gagging Acts
Labour is taking inspiration from Pitt the Younger when it comes to curbing speech
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Sport’s regime changes
Canadian snooker has gone the way of Hungarian table tennis
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
A memo crying in the wilderness
Why does the Church of England now sound like an HR department?
The untold story of Brexit
Part political history, part memoir, Matthew Elliott’s account captures the campaign that reshaped British politics
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics