Food and Drunk
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
Enthralling eclecticism
Roberto Gerhard: Don Quixote, &c. (Chandos)
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Academia must not dissolve scholarship into politics
Scholarly rigour must be put above ideological virtue signalling
Will judges protect free speech for Christians?
A new case will determine whether expressing normal Christian beliefs precludes employment
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Dress code
How did Starmer not know how it would look? (The donation, not the clothes)
Homes for heroes
MPs are committed public servants who need accomodation in London to do their job