Richard Leonard
Tony goes to Holyrood
The Bumper Book of Scottish Political Counterfactuals: In which Tony Blair takes his rightful place as First Minister
What Labour owes to Scotland
Can Keir Starmer succeed without the land of Keir Hardie?
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
Taking Pride
If sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore nothing to be ashamed of, then it can be nothing to be proud of either
We must escape Subtopia
As Ian Nairn warned, British town planning has had a grim levelling effect on our urban and rural spaces
Mad for this fresh take on King Lear
Farber’s casting and concept feels assured
The truth about sex
No amount of clever-clever language games can obscure basic biological facts
Weak, flawed, limited; an opportunity missed
Sanghera really should have devoted more attention to the pre-Western history in Empireworld
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
The other Camus
The controversial author’s work is filled not just with anger but with autumnal regret
Time for realpolitik in Israel
Britain’s foreign policy in the Middle East should put British interests first
Don’t forget Nicola Sturgeon’s nodding dogs
The SNP have been enabled by uncritical British media
In praise of the viola
Cantabile: Anthems for viola (Delphian)
