Southbank
Requiem for London’s music
How London has lost its place as a classical music capital.
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
Boycotting Afghanistan’s cricket team would do nothing for women
A cultural boycott would have no impact on the Taliban
William Warham
A champion of the English Church unfairly eclipsed by his great rivals Wolsey, Cranmer and Cromwell
The joy of old English
Interest in language was once the domain of antiquarians and clergymen
Bad guidance and empty words
The government cannot be trusted to protect single-sex spaces
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
On the awfulness of liberals
The Lords must put the Leadbeater bill to sleep
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
The monumental cradles of democracy
Squeezed into a single large volume, readers can now find a remarkable account of the Greek city
