Symphony
The Symphony’s Indian summer
Imagine hearing a symphony for the first time
Some composers are rightly obscure
There is a place for marginal composers — it’s on the margins
December-January Letters: Stereotyping the Afghans
Foreigners should not damn the Afghans with low expectations
We must resurrect the symphony
Or the orchestra will die with it
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
Sweeter the second time around
There’s a real weight to some lyrics once you’re nearer the end than the beginning
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
From the Desk of Lord Kronsteen
When a sketchwriter faces awkward questions, only a billionaire’s dictated letter of support will do
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree
Civilisation needs silence
On cooing babies and other noisy performances
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project