Alexandra Coghlan
Alexandra Coghlan is a classical music journalist. She tweets at @AlexaCoghlan
Some very healthy early music canaries
Helen Charlston & Toby Carr; Siglo de Oro (LFBM, St John’s, Smith Sq)
Pomp and circumstance
A Venetian Coronation, The Gabrieli Consort, St John’s Smith Square
Keir: more than just a lucky general
Neither Left nor Right can accept that Starmer’s impressive focus and strategic sense is responsible for transforming Labour’s prospects
What does surrogacy say about us?
We are putting the interests of adults above those of children
Ireland’s surrogacy scandal
The Irish inferiority complex grasps at any first — no matter how low
Word pictures at a gallery
Paintings are appreciated best when there are few people around to spoil the view
The grey vote will not save the Tories
Appealing to older voters is failing as an electoral strategy
The end of “Anglo-Saxon”?
The rebranding of Anglo-Saxon England is senseless and silly
Racing’s shame
British racing should have nothing to do with Sheikh Mohammed
When the Left thought free trade meant peace
Socialists, communists and liberals were united by a conviction that free trade could, and would, promote democracy and justice
Humza Yousaf, global citizen
Britain needs one, and only one, foreign policy
Pathetic fallacy? Pathetic government
Sunak’s sad announcement was miserably symbolic of Conservative failure
The way forward for conservatives
We must have bold politicians who really believe in the things they promise