Adulterating Amadeus
A new series does an injustice to Mozart, Shaffer, Forman and TV in general
In defence of the unjustly neglected
It can be a mistake to think that our cultural margins have been defined by merit
On “Festen” and forgetting
The latest production of the Royal Opera was gripping but occasionally unconvincing
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
A range of Stratford anecdotes
The Walliams dilemma
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
The pathologies of outdated ideologies
Our managerial elite will go the way of the Mamluks, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Moriori
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways