Glyndebourne
Is the party over for festivals?
Why music festivals have lost their purpose
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On triggering opera and Arts Council England
Serve up a symphony
Simplicity is best for a Glyndebourne picnic
Getting wrecked
Dame Ethel Smyth’s opera dated quickly, but it hardly hurts to have another look at it
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Self-inflicted misery
Super troupers
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
The revolt against the public
The establishment cannot accept ordinary citizens having power
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
The misfits of Middagh Street
What a bunch: gifted and impossible to live with
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism