A madman’s guide to Wagner
You don’t have to be crazy to enjoy Wagner, but it helps
Embrace your inner exile
How can we appreciate art in alienating times?
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
Wagner: the long and short of it
Creativity consists in destruction, in turning the composer inside-out, in making fun of him.
This is England, nor are we out of it
Englishness isn’t an ethnicity, or even an idea. It’s more like auto-destructive art
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Is Starmer the anti-Thatcher?
He does not have the right ambition and imagination
