David Conway
David Conway is a music historian, academic and writer, and chairman of the Hampstead Garden Opera.
A tale of two tribes
The diverging fates of Central Europe’s Roma and Jewish musicians
Interview: Semyon Bychkov on Ukraine and nationhood
He discusses exile, the horrors of totalitarianism and why Russophobia is not the answer
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
Post-truth medicine
Gender clinics offer a charade that relies on the symbols of evidence-based medicine
Is the law going coconuts?
The acquittal of a pro-Palestine protestor on free speech grounds should not be a one-off