The Clash
The year the music died
It was 40 years ago today: the magnificent swansong of rock and roll
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Love, death and drink
Does inspiration really come out of a bottle?
Piano in wartime
War poems (Somm)
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
Pandæmonium
Better to reign in hell than serve in government
