Baroque
The dead city
Romanticism rising from the rubble
Germany in the Baroque Age
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the cultural achievements of the Baroque Age in the German states
The eye of the storm
Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque, Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Some very healthy early music canaries
Helen Charlston & Toby Carr; Siglo de Oro (LFBM, St John’s, Smith Sq)
The Sea! The Sea!
Southbank Sinfonia Baroque at St John’s Smith Square
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Trump: the imprudent king
The President has so far achieved the opposite of what he promised
Questioning Islam should not be policed
Luke Salmons’s legal victory should lead to a change in police culture
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
Why Brexit was right
Bad decisions have been made since we voted to leave but we were still right to leave