Festen
On “Festen” and forgetting
The latest production of the Royal Opera was gripping but occasionally unconvincing
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On ebbing power of the political influencer
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The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The story of a lifetime
Whole life novels lay bare the randomness and haphazardness of life
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
How to get Britain building
A new policy paper proves that the government can beat bureaucratic sclerosis if it wants to
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Questions for the Munich hawks
It is wrong to use Neville Chamberlain as a byword for cowardice and fecklessness
Carl Schmitt in Miami
Can Marco Rubio establish a new American system in Latin America?