Recording
We are indebted to Otto Klemperer
On the extraordinary talent of a troubled composer
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Smacking harms children
Smacking didn’t harm you? Maybe this debate isn’t for you
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
Hot desking
We, the special advisers of the Labour Party, seek justice!
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
The case for Badenoch
She has a chance to capitalise on Starmer’s weakness
The Church of England’s race to the bottom
The Church of England should not be putting ideology before history
