Candlemas
Evensong at the end of the world
ASH Smyth sings choral evensong for Candlemas, in Stanley cathedral
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
Two-tier justice in Northern Ireland
Why do only some killings deserve investigation?
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
Less than the sum of its parts
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera
Enthralling eclecticism
Roberto Gerhard: Don Quixote, &c. (Chandos)
In the city
From the suburbs to the estates
The Bar should say “bye” to EDI
Barristers should not have to follow ever more extensive equality standards
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
Post-truth medicine
Gender clinics offer a charade that relies on the symbols of evidence-based medicine
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
