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Rebuilding a monarchy and a nation
Austrian lessons for the reign of Charles III
Don’t shoot the pianists, protect them
Conductors should leave accompanying to the collaborative pianists
Stirling work
The Stirling Prize should go to a build outside of London
The building king
King Charles can be a late bloomer
Don’t mess with mums
Family abolition is luxury backlash politics
Remembrance of a forgotten nation
Reminders of our country’s shared past
The SPD
Many of Germany’s present woes were anticipated by Schröder’s time in office
Italy and the f-word
What power does it have?
Verdi shines, despite everything
A gloomy production of a glittering opera
The next Great Depression?
Economic warfare has severe implications
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Two cheers for Trump on free speech
The President-elect cannot just protect speech that he likes
Folly, fantasy and Britain’s defence crisis
Britain has spent scarce resources in support of the fantasy of “Global Britain”
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
Blue-collar brilliance
1970s Pittsburgh wasn’t just a steel town: it was the steel town
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
