Ulster
Studio: Victorian architecture in Ulster
The undiscovered 19th century wonders of Northern Ireland
Single-minded
Enjoy some new malt whiskies coming to market
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
Realism is not the same as self-pity
There is a limit to how much women can physically protect themselves from men
Out with the old and in with the new
People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?
Harry Potter and the bourgeois-bohemian dream
Looking back at the dreams and resentments of an ascendant class
How big a problem is problem gambling?
Jolyon Maugham should not roll the dice on opposing GambleAware
Essential all-embracing warmth
Gidon Kremer: Songs of Fate (ECM)
The fallacy of soft power
The world runs on cold national self interest, not cultural capital
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
