The Critics
The geopolitical prescience of Handel
On opera’s flirtation with current affairs
Retro Rodrigo is primo
A new nostalgia listening to GUTS
Thoughtful delicacy and austere introspection
An exhibition of the art of Gwen John secures her legacy
Women’s anger and women’s ambiguities
A new exhibition offers interesting, if sometimes confusing, perspectives on women in revolt
Weekends à la mode
Living Architecture is opening minds and changing taste
The second life of Pauline Boty
Critics should not drown this much-needed revival in emotive clichés
Spare me the Great Canadian Warbler
Radio 4 celebrates the limited talents of Joni Mitchell
Taking on ISIS and Eichmann
Covering a French spy thriller, a documentary on Eichmann and a British government drama
When Irish eyes aren’t smiling
Irish Gothic and Noel Coward romance on the stage, and remembering actress Hayden Gywnne
Bruckner: Anton … and on
Bruckner and the German soul
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The shadow of the thorn tree
Christian culture must combine tradition and modernity
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere
A memo crying in the wilderness
Why does the Church of England now sound like an HR department?
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
A Laboured response
Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Unreadable red bile
This anti-capitalist screed is profoundly and irredeemably fatuous