1995 Rugby World Cup
Year’s mind: James Small and the 1995 Rugby World Cup
ASH Smyth reflects on South Africa’s historic 1995 Rugby World Cup win
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
Franco-Irish vigour
Augusta Holmès: Symphonic poems (CPO)
Labour’s favourite banker
Questions can be asked about the relationship between the Labour Party and Anthony Watson
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
For Heaven’s sake, not Robert Jenrick
He’s the ideal candidate if you want the Conservatives to lose
Take a bow
This season’s must-have neckwear is a sartorial two-fingered salute to life
The truth about Notting Hill Carnival
We should be more honest about the dark side of the event
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
