Silvestrov
Valentin Silvestrov: 7th symphony (Naxos)
Silvestrov writes almost as if Mahler is speaking to us from beyond the grave
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
Let’s leave the Commonwealth
There is no point in being a member just to be browbeaten about our past
The meaning of depoliticisation
How the establishment made political questions unanswerable
Donald Trump should not heed the call of foreign policy hawks
The world is not split neatly between good guys and bad guys
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
Unionism has to wise up
In Northern Ireland, inaction is decline
The empty road to serfdom
“Vision Zero” is a tyrannical anti-driving dream
Donald Trump doesn’t know what a woman is, either
Believing that the sexes are different does not mean appreciating their humanity in full
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
