The censor returns
New Lord Chamberlains are policing the stage with puritan zeal
Allan Pettersson: Barefoot songs (BIS)
Sweden scorned the composer who could have been its greatest
Godunov for me
Ignoring Russian opera — and, in particular, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — is a mistake
New development will ruin the National Theatre
Make Architects’ disastrous plans risk destroying the character of the South Bank
Nadine Dorries is watching you
The Online Safety Bill threatens basic liberties
Should we take Kingsley Amis more seriously as a poet?
The acclaimed novelist harboured dreams of writing verse
The Penny drops
The feminist fix: The only way to avoid humiliation is to admit when you’ve got it wrong
Michael Gove — refugee traffic controller
In a crisis a great politician shall arise
Singing Shane’s praises
A man with an appetite for victory, and everything else too
Right requires Might
Rules mean nothing without the means to enforce them
What drove the colonisation of the Caribbean?
Professor Jeremy Black discusses Caribbean society pre-Columbus
Don’t mention the war
It’s wrong to cite the Ukraine conflict as the principal cause of soaring prices