Cults
Pastorship and power
Church leaders should be vigilant against the abuse of authority
The fall of the House of Rejoin
A popular cause has withered into an elitist dinner club
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
Lockdowns and the problem with science-based policy
Evidence in politics is great, but what evidence and to what ends?
Who to free — killers or rapists?
The police, the prisons and the courts are all dysfunctional, thanks to the Conservatives
On the Cusk of austerity
A cerebral critic pleaser, a dramatic crowd pleaser, and a perennial favourite
Have hope, have kids
How parenthood can steel us against stress and despair
A majority built on sand
Keir Starmer should not feel too triumphant — hard times lie ahead
Music for a disintegrating world
Valentin Silvestrov: Widmung, Postludium (Naxos)
The Conservative immigration betrayal
The Tories have delivered immigration on an absolutely unprecedented scale