Frans Hals
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young (and old) Man
The Wallace Collection’s Frans Hals exhibition shows the artist at his best
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
Reading Winston Churchill
Half a century on, we’re still learning more about Britain’s most famous Prime Minister
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
Exilic yearnings
Miklos Rozsa: violin concerto (LSO Live)
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
The DUP aren’t tough negotiators
The party that claimed to stand up for unionists capitulated at every turn
