Florence
Evening Vespas and Gelato alla Gordon’s
When in Florence…
Crepuscular perfection
There’s a new Tuscan restaurant in town — and it’s a success
Leader of the year™
Might match-fixing explain Kemi Badenoch’s questions at PMQs?
Stick ‘em up
Has the culture war been won?
Feminist rehab for mean girl Mahler
You’d have thought the Head Muse of old Vienna had enough on her plate
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
The “open borders experiment” is reversible
Keir Starmer can and should change the conditions by which migrants become eligible for Indefinite Leave To Remain status
Landscapes of allusion and illusion
On the architecture of recreation
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
We must resurrect the symphony
Or the orchestra will die with it
