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Getting wrecked
Dame Ethel Smyth’s opera dated quickly, but it hardly hurts to have another look at it
Unholy politics and a Christian exodus
Middle Eastern Christians are facing the threat of extinction
Justin Trudeau’s heartless hypocrisy
Has the Canadian premier’s shameful silence been bought with Tigray gold?
The case for dismissal
Apologies are the end, going is the start
Keep calm and le Carré on
His pessimism about Britain proved untrue — and its own kind of comforting fantasy
Death of a sporting hero
Lester Piggott was the greatest jockey — bar none
Last swipe at the Proms
Is it time to give a grudging nod of acknowledgement to the BBC Proms?
Broad horizons
Libraries are now much less about places to house books as places for people to work
Will Sinn Fein paint the town green?
The nationalist party may triumph in the Stormont elections, but it could prove a hollow victory
St George didn’t die for this
English nationalism is a paper dragon
Is cultural conservatism the key to educational success?
Culture beats race and even class when it comes to pupil performance