Gilbert and Sullivan
Magic moments
A bomb dropped into the frightful world of mid-Victorian musical entertainment
W.S. Gilbert
A wildly funny and slyly subversive comic genius who deftly skewered the mores of Victorian England
The G&S divide
A large proportion of the English drive themselves mad with a baroque cocktail of fury, snobbery and self-hatred over Gilbert and Sullivan
Non-euclidean Toryism
The Conservative Party appears somewhat lost
Carelessness in the community
Who are the “community leaders” who are currently shaping police policy in Birmingham?
When will bishops be held to account?
If you challenge the progressive establishment, prepare to be abandoned by the hierarchy of the Church of England
Is Britain closed for business?
Stacks of extra administration will make it even harder for businesses to turn a profit
Identity politics has undermined policing
Sir Mark Rowley should address the partiality of the police
Who to free — killers or rapists?
The police, the prisons and the courts are all dysfunctional, thanks to the Conservatives
Indulgent Italian treats
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Complete string quartets (Naxos)
Why personal insults fail
Getting personal might be mean, but it is also ineffective
Will Starmer suppress dissent?
The riots should not be an excuse for a broader assault on civil liberties
Pilot, playboy, player
This portrait of a gifted and not particularly pleasant man adds another feather to the author’s hat
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
