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Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem (DG)
Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem covers a gamut of moods, from pity to passion
Harvey Weinstein’s affair with the UK film industry
What does the downfall of convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein mean for the UK’s dwindling film industry?
In defence of conspiracy theories
Daniel Miller says conspiracy theories should be treated and judged like any theory
American Xanadu: an appreciative history of Mar-a-Lago
Les Standiford’s book situates Mar-a-Lago’s surreal qualities in the larger history of Palm Beach
The comings and goings of “Club Cupido”
Dominic Hilton recalls the cast of characters at a Buenos Aires club de barrio
The death of the DVD commentary
How the rise of streaming platforms has killed home entertainment
Harrumphing and hot air
Bernard-Henri Lévy’s polemic against coronavirus lockdowns is “a stale little bonbon”
Is it too late for Trump?
The Critic’s political and US editors discuss last night’s debate with Chris Buskirk, editor of American Greatness
Churches say Welsh lockdown is unlawful
Christians leaders have launched a judicial review against the Welsh Assembly
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Why Mali matters
Terrorism is spiralling out of control in West Africa
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains
After the abdication
Springwood is a skillful and intelligent examination of presidential-monarchical relations
French lessons for Farage
Following the Makerfield defeat, Reform should look across the channel to Rassemblement National for strategies
The untold story of Brexit
Part political history, part memoir, Matthew Elliott’s account captures the campaign that reshaped British politics
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Sex wars, what are they good for?
On Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and the virtues of intellectual combat
Breaking the mould
The closure of the Denby pottery factor is an example of short-term political thinking
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture