Harvey Grace
Final notes
The end The Musical Times is symbolic of a broader malaise in classical music
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The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
The misfits of Middagh Street
What a bunch: gifted and impossible to live with
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
Europe’s French nuclear shield?
With the NATO alliance under threat, will
Europe really trust President Macron’s
offer of a pan-EU nuclear deterrent?
Trump: the imprudent king
The President has so far achieved the opposite of what he promised
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
Asset-stripping on campus?
Selling universities to private companies risks destroying their charitable purpose
The right has a conspiracy problem
Conspiracies exist — but the temptation to use them as an all-purpose explanation is wrongheaded