Publishing
Tom’s ghostly debut
X.Trapnel on the latest publishing politics
Confessions of the new Grub Street
The money is bad, the hours long and the white wine copious and cheap
Booker prize chumps
The inside line on the book world
Join the escalation?
That world war may not erupt imminently is no excuse for being complacent
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
Conservatives can no longer trust institutions
Institutions are only as effective as the people within them and the culture beyond them
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
Season’s bleatings
Christmas is almost here, but our MPs are not in the festive spirit
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
