The unmaking of the Athenaeum
The venerable club is being spoiled by ideology
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
The vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
The triumph of Irish populism
The three major parties went with what is popular, rather than what is right
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
Art sales slump
Real world issues have quenched the post-COVID euphoria
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
Folly, fantasy and Britain’s defence crisis
Britain has spent scarce resources in support of the fantasy of “Global Britain”
A full-blooded blow-out
Kurt Weill: Symphonies, Seven Deadly Sins (DG)
