Matthias Goerne
Will anyone follow the Lieder?
Other singers presented Lieder recitals; Fischer-Dieskau personified the art form
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
We do not need mass migration for growth
Critics of mass migration have to be careful not to concede too much in their arguments
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
What has Labour learned?
Pinning the failures of the government on Keir Starmer alone will not work
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
It’s high time we banned dogs
The tide is turning against these slobbering beasts