Music Education
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
Swiftism’s role in saving the V&A Museum
The unconventional Englishness of the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
Crossing the public health Rubicon
Are there any limits to statist safetyism?
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
Gambling gifts
New reports on Labour and political donations miss the point