Madame Butterfly
Music to die for
The elegant narrative solution of suicide has had no greater cheerleader than opera
Devilishly good
Liszt: Faust Symphony (Bis)
From the monstrous to the grotesque
Hitler’s cult of charismatic leadership is indistinguishable from the ideology of National Socialism
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
Up with expertise, down with experts
Politicians should be informed by experts but not led by them
In defence of hereditary peers
We should preserve Britain’s magical eccentricity
Who to free — killers or rapists?
The police, the prisons and the courts are all dysfunctional, thanks to the Conservatives
Disaster zone
It’s a big job says Keir Starmer, and it’s not our mess we’ll be clearing up
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Three decades of broken promises on immigration
Time and time again, Labour and the Conservatives have failed to deliver on their pledges
Playing the long game
Rishi Sunak misjudged the electorate by prioritising tax cuts over the country’s future
