Muzak
The light and the insubstantial
Poulenc and others: Chamber music (Calliope/DG)
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
For Heaven’s sake, not Robert Jenrick
He’s the ideal candidate if you want the Conservatives to lose
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
Trump’s first gambit fails
The Republican candidate was not as effective on the debate stage as he anticipated
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
Landscapes of allusion and illusion
On the architecture of recreation
Boris the Innocent
The Johnsonian lexicon has yet to incorporate the word “responsibility”
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
October letters
Misquoting Shakespeare and a rounded sense of humour
