Francis Poulenc
Pärt, Poulenc, Stravinsky (BR Klassik)
This is a brilliant concert of three sacred works
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
The bastard son of democratic aestheticisation
How Donald Trump made populism funny
Wagner: the long and short of it
Creativity consists in destruction, in turning the composer inside-out, in making fun of him.
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
How Britain has imported Bangladeshi politics
A failure to take immigration and integration seriously means that Britain has to deal with other nation’s problems
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
Less than the sum of its parts
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera
Cultural appropriation is here to stay
So-called cultural appropriation is an American obsession, cheerfully ignored by a fast globalising world
