Renaud Capuçon
Elgar: Violin concerto/violin sonata (Warner)
Elgar works best when a conductor appears to do least
One of the greats
Bathos, fatalism, heartbreak: these are the pillars of a MacColl song
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
Spotify Wrapped is good for the soul
On the joys of exploring a year in music
Biden’s legacy of escalation
His last decisions could determine the state of global politics
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
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
Belle époque on a plate
The Goring offers a level of enchantment seldom found in the environs of Victoria Station
People of Colour television
How to unpick the progressive contradictions of colour-blind casting
Scruton and the roots of modern conservatism
Roger Scruton’s path from sophisticated soirées to a squalid Fleet Street pub
Noisy decline
Blaring incongruous sound is as much a sign of urban decay as piles of litter
