Musicals
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Big, dumb and full of fun?
“Operation Mincemeat” does not quite live up to the hype
Revel in Runyon
A classic gem with extra polish
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran
Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
The missing variable in the masculinity crisis
The literature on masculinity ignores the most obvious factor of all: a steady, civilisational fall in testosterone
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf