ENO
When Kurt was better without Bert
Musical theatre forgets all but the smashiest hits from its past
Opera as it should be
This, at last, is what the English National Opera is for
Passionate subjectivity
La traviata, ENO, Coliseum
Spring to life
April in London has a number of operatic things that look kind of fun
Beyond satire
Opera North and English Touring Opera have plied an honourable trade without trying to gain kudos
Inquest into the death of ENO
The cause of death, in this coroner’s verdict, is a prolonged failure to address reality
Pity and terror
A powerful, moving adaptation of Puccini
Into the mystic
Contemporary debates over the “suitability” of many operas leaves us with only English productions
Ring of fire
The ENO’s production of The Valkyrie may lack flames, but it is convincing nonetheless
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We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
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a fairer way out of a
disastrous policy mess
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
What the reparations debate says about Britain
Social and ideological shifts mean that we face an increasingly divided future
The Arctic circle: a game of ice and fire
The Arctic is fast becoming a hotspot for great power competition
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
Brexit was not an act of economic self-harm
Whatever you have heard, UK-EU trade is doing just fine
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Badenoch in the bindweed
The Conservative Party leader might please no one by trying to please everyone
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
The thin blue line must be thicker
The police are nothing without a presence in communities