Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Will anyone follow the Lieder?
Other singers presented Lieder recitals; Fischer-Dieskau personified the art form
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment
Marketing masters
Catching the eye of a buyer in the social media era
Britain in 1776
What does it mean to be living through history?
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
Givers and takers
Britain needs a fairer and more moral economic system
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
Critical briefing: cuckooing
A hidden scourge has been plaguing British streets for too long
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness