The ring master
Bullfighting was a lifelong fascination for Francis Bacon and played an increasingly important role in his work, his high-risk approach matching that of the matador
The terrible south
Claudia Savage-Gore crosses town to go the extra mile for Hector
Remembering Sir David Amess
Well loved by Commons staff and MPs alike
All Rhodes lead to ruin
Who was Cecil Rhodes, really?
Charlie Watts: an unlikely rock star
The drummer of the Rolling Stones — a man of rare class, wit and distinction — has died at the age of 80
Nikolai Kapustin: 4th piano concerto (Capriccio)
Listening to Kapustin in 2021 is an act of nostalgia, a gesture of defiance to the dictates of fashion
Disunited kingdom – and all the better for it
Boris Johnson’s ‘one great indivisible United Kingdom’ is neither one, nor indivisible, nor united
Classic mistake
Is Latin a dead language?
Sally Rooney and cultural boycotts
Rooney has now run into greater controversy than simple literary taste
National distrust
Like the monasteries, the National Trust has long since strayed from its purpose. It’s time for reformation or dissolution
Rhyme or reason
Poetry doesn’t need to be useful