Paul Simon
In search of Graceland
Paul Simon’s journey to a gentle spirituality
The Tories are victims of themselves
It is futile to complain about the consequences of laws they have established or upheld
The false prophets of war and turmoil
All eight of Whatmore’s subjects would have been astounded by the
stability of the British state through the 19th century
Motorway-mania
Britain in the age of the automobile
Deconstructing the pro-EU fantasies of the FT
22.5 per cent agrifood export growth? They must be joking
The “conversion therapy” ban still makes for bad law
Recent amendments have failed to answer serious concerns about its implications
Playing the ball
The Kookaburra experiment seems a confused diversion, not a ticket to high intensity
Putting a gloss on big ideas
On the outsize influence of small magazines
Are we losing control of our collections?
We need trustees who actually believe in our museums
Fruitful discussion
Hannah’s Children is a sharp retort to assumptions about barefoot, bread-baking women harassed by scores of children and domineering husbands
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
Parklife people
This book has a brilliant premise but, frustratingly, it doesn’t quite work
