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
Doublespeak about assisted suicide
The campaign for assisted suicide is distinctly Orwellian
Farewell, knights errant of the road
Once one of London’s most distinctive tribes, cycle messengers are a dying breed
Blue-collar brilliance
1970s Pittsburgh wasn’t just a steel town: it was the steel town
There is more to ethics than “#BeKind”
It is not cruel to fear the consequences of legalising assisted dying
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
Going off script
The only thing worse than Kemi Badenoch’s scripted questions are her unscripted questions
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
Dissertations and their discontents
PhD funding is a valid subject for debate but social media mobs are not the answer