Doktor Faust
Busoni’s legacy
The best of him is found in the piano concerto
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
A memo crying in the wilderness
Why does the Church of England now sound like an HR department?
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Institutional feminism against women
The likes of Julia Gillard and Jess Phillips have enabled misogyny
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
The chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
Selling the commons
How Britain put a price on nature
Running down the clock
Does Keir Starmer have any plans for his final weeks in Downing Street?
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?