Schumann
Great big rain showers
C Schumann/Grieg: Piano concertos (Signum)
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
Butterfield’s glorious vindication
Received opinion was wrong about William Butterfield’s powerful architecture
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
Let’s diversify the curriculum
If we really want diversity, we need to get more traditional
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
Is “love is love” only for white people?
The Tories have suddenly discovered the book of Leviticus
Bonfire of the verities
Plotting a path through the new politics
Procedural Man
The Process is good, the Process is correct, no matter what, trust the Process
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
Doom and bloom
Live woke and die
