current affairs
The geopolitical prescience of Handel
On opera’s flirtation with current affairs
Remnant Rubens
A provincial folk artist offers an alternative view of Georgian society
What the Conservatives can learn from Germany
The Tories should have a clean break with their past and rebuild
Ringo Starr
The man cruelly mocked as “not even the best drummer in The Beatles” must be the most underrated musician of all time
Small boats and big problems
The asylum issue is not going away, and Keir Starmer must face it soon
Eroticism contra porn
Sex scenes should be salvaged from hardcore pornography
Slaying gay culture
How trans activists took over the once worthy gay rights struggle
Boris comes down from the mountain
Is he the Tory messiah, or just a very naughty boy?
The triumph of electoral sectarianism
Votes on the basis of ethnic identity are reshaping British politics
Fat lot of use
One cannot approve of so lazy a gimmick as a fat suit in reality-obsessed 2024