Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze: The Sea Betrayed (Capriccio)
I was completely absorbed by this opera as a sound production — maybe one day I’ll get to see the whole show
A leadership bid you can’t refuse
Kemi Badenoch goes on a charm offensive
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
The student politics of Clive Lewis
All he sees are good guys and bad guys
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
The Bar should say “bye” to EDI
Barristers should not have to follow ever more extensive equality standards
This is England, nor are we out of it
Englishness isn’t an ethnicity, or even an idea. It’s more like auto-destructive art
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world