Renaud Capuçon
Elgar: Violin concerto/violin sonata (Warner)
Elgar works best when a conductor appears to do least
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
Is our law praiseworthy?
In connection with civil liberties, British law is at its lowest ebb
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
Murders for May
From the spa resort of Buddington to the streets of Tokyo
A slow Burnham
Andy Burnham is not from London. Have we mentioned that he is not from London?
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism