Religious Education
The elephant in the classroom
Imagining itself to be impartial, the “neutral” RE curriculum imposes its own claim
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
Landfill indie remembered
A Golden Age? It was barely a Plastic Age
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Donald Trump and the age of sovereign internationalism
We are entering a new age of great power competition
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
An irreversible step
If Britain embraces euthanasia for the terminally ill, it won’t end there
Knife-edge of the Western world
Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
More than just noise
Berg, Schoenberg, Webern: Piano works (Warner)
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
