Nadia Boulanger
Dear Mademoiselle (Alpha)
Mademoiselle was not much of a composer, too set on correct form to allow the flight of inspiration
Shock of the new
There is a difference between innovation and a gimmick
Religious freedom is back on the agenda
The International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill, currently before parliament, is an important step for securing Britain’s role in promoting religious liberty
Encouraging evil for the common good
Mansfield does not condemn him: rather refreshingly he exhilarates in Machiavelli’s genius
The erotic art book banned by a pope
A rich tale of great artists, pornography and the papacy has made I Modi one of the most fabled of all books
Why do we mourn the unborn?
Our attitudes towards children in the womb are hopelessly confused
Learning in the round
Spreading fingers over a globe, not pinching them on a screen, is the best way to answer questions
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
Eyes on the prizes
On a dispiriting start to racing’s “Premierisation” era
Crisis, what crisis?
The Spring Budget was a shameless manifesto of complacency and managed decline
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked
Talking to young man about Andrew Tate
You cannot educate the urge to transgress out of young men
