Raving
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
No Kemi, liberalism hasn’t been hacked
Badenoch’s party brought us to this point. It was no accident
50 years ago…
Ali dances, bounces, beckons Foreman on, matador against bull
Writing lives
The life story of the biography, from Victorian glorification to Bloomsbury boldness to contemporary obliquity
A macabre sense of humour
Ligeti, Bartok: String quartets (BIS)
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
How to end the free speech crisis
The right must plan to demolish the four pillars of Britain’s stifling anti-speech laws
The road to Hell is paved with arse-covering cowardice
Good intentions were not to blame for the failure to stop the grooming gangs
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
Join the escalation?
That world war may not erupt imminently is no excuse for being complacent
Final notes
The end The Musical Times is symbolic of a broader malaise in classical music
