Stephen Fay
Stephen Fay, who died on 12 May 2020, was a distinguished journalist who enjoyed a long and varied career, notably as a writer on the Sunday Times in the Harold Evans era and later as deputy editor of the Independent on Sunday.
The Sinking City
Beset by flooding and corruption, Venice is slowly falling into decline
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
Why Britain needs Popular Conservatism
The Conservative Party has not fulfilled the promise of Brexit or overcome the legacy of Blair
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
Time for realpolitik in Israel
Britain’s foreign policy in the Middle East should put British interests first
Disbanding St John’s Voices would be cultural vandalism
Modern bureaucrats should leave our choirs alone
The truth about sex
No amount of clever-clever language games can obscure basic biological facts
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
Jonathan Glazer’s speech was an affirmation of Jewishness
Critics who accuse him of denying his identity have things backwards
A masterpiece in miniature
Taneyev, Schumann: Piano quintets (Signum)
How did Conservative modernisation go?
David Cameron’s “A-List” has turned out to be second-rate
The Scottish Government are being bad eggs
State institutions should not be encouraging a potentially painful and dangerous procedure