Robert Peel
Liberalism: a bad idea and how to cope with it
The piecemeal constitutional “reforms” of the last 20 years fall on the liberal side and the results have been predictably disastrous
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
In defence of Michael Foran
Do not confuse the intensity of trolls for righteousness
Landscapes of allusion and illusion
On the architecture of recreation
Killing with kindness
Sentimentality and euphemism cloak the cause of assisted suicide
One of the greats
Bathos, fatalism, heartbreak: these are the pillars of a MacColl song
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
Procedural Man
The Process is good, the Process is correct, no matter what, trust the Process
Kemi goes postal
The former business secretary and current Tory leader is grilled over a late delivery
Complex fractions
Where is the joy and the reward of owning a fractional share in individual art?
Lightweight Kate Winslet
Our most versatile of English roses must accept that one role is beyond even her
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government