Killing democracy to save it?
The annulling of the first round of the Romanian presidential elections should concern us all
Remember the Armenians
The West has turned its back on the world’s oldest Christian state
When the balloon goes up…
Can history teach us anything about growing Sino-American tension?
The dead city
Romanticism rising from the rubble
Joyous adventures in the absurd
A new performance of a Janacek opera takes one to the moon and back
Wagner rides again
A return to enchanted tradition in Siegfried at Longborough Festival Opera
The first post-modern war
The Falklands conflict was no imperialist throwback
Know your Ally
Just who are our plucky Ukrainian friends?
The strange death of the CDU
The decline of Angela Merkel’s party may return Germany to a Weimar-style splintered parliament
David Graeber (1961-2020)
A requiem for the radical anthropologist
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
Humble pie?
Ric Holden is painfully aware that he is only just Holden on to his seat
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
Lebrecht’s Album of the Year
Not just a great record but an essential one
Aggers declares — the end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
