Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Will anyone follow the Lieder?
Other singers presented Lieder recitals; Fischer-Dieskau personified the art form
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project
Emin: from the bed to the grave
Not so much a fresh start, as an opportunity to finally take her concerns in earnest
The shadow of the thorn tree
Christian culture must combine tradition and modernity
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
IPSO has to go
A regulator built to uphold standards has become a partisan censor — the right must walk away before it is too late
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal