Sergei Rachmaninoff
A full musical meal
An unforgettable concert experience
Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 1 / Moments Musicaux
A new release of Rachmaninov’s first piano sonata deserves more than five stars
The death of modern Britishness?
Attempts to construct a dehistoricised national identity have failed
Urban insecurity and conflict
The medieval English town was subject to fire, flood, plague — and revolution
Keep prisoners of war off social media
Social media platforms are incentivising war crimes
Neither beautiful, nor true
The new Fourth Plinth commission creates moral and artistic confusion
The right-on, left-wing oppressors
A flaw in the design of academic studies makes the Left appear less authoritarian than the Right
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them
The West should stop indulging delusions on Ukraine
Ukraine cannot achieve its maximal goals
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
The Bar should say “bye” to EDI
Barristers should not have to follow ever more extensive equality standards
Are we being watched?
Secretive Covid-era “spy” agency repurposed to monitor social media during riots
A Royal good time
Racing brings the country together in a convulsion of delirious democracy
