Amendment
Labour is braced to back Brady
Labour’s whips are ready to ally with Tory rebels
Merchants of the Venice Biennale
For all its pretentiousness, the Venice Biennale still hints towards higher truths
Lucia di Lammermoor, Royal Opera House
It’s an amazing paradox that something as tawdry as opera can produce such a pure expression of what it is to be human
The National Trust should act its age
Our main heritage conservation charity wants to be down with the kids
Addicted in art
What role should suffering play in creativity and the consumption of art?
Walter’s Arctic Circle is a winner
Welcome to a kaleidoscopic showcase of topical dramas in vivid settings
The Road to the Cass Review — (5) Lord Moonie
How one “awkward sod” refused to follow the trend on gender
Embracing the quiet life
Keir Starmer takes a vow of public service and perpetual dogmatic silence
Fat lot of use
One cannot approve of so lazy a gimmick as a fat suit in reality-obsessed 2024
Mass confusion
The Conservative elites are no match for superheroines like Greta Thunberg and Charlotte Proudman
The scarlet letter
A touchy-feely Labour government must embrace the ugly reality of business
Where are the real statesmen?
Neither populists nor managerialists can rule