Procrastination
Busy doing nothing
Thomas Woodham-Smith adjusts to a gentler pace of conducting business
The creation of canals
Entering the golden age of canals
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
Restoring sanity takes time
So many people have built their professional lives around gender insanity
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
Employees have the right to be gender-critical
The ICO’s gender diktats are indefensible
The Conservatives can still reform our cultural institutions
The Tories should cut the Blob down to size before Keir Starmer comes to power
The “conversion therapy” ban still makes for bad law
Recent amendments have failed to answer serious concerns about its implications
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world
Dissent is not hatred
We must resist the idea that disagreement with modish beliefs is reducible to ill-feeling
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
