Nordic
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
The wild north
On screen savage battles, middle-aged villains, decline and disease are reviewed by Robert Hutton
Grim up north
Two new Nordic dramas reveal a darker side to Scandi paradise
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers
Defend the bishops’ bench
Removing the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords would be constitutional vandalism
Labour’s inaction on religious persecution
The Freedom of Religion or Belief brief is simply being ignored by the government
The enemy of the Civil Service is my friend
Conservatives should hope that Keir Starmer can weaken its grip on British policy
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
Advertisements for themselves
Michael Craig-Martin and the sad afterlife of conceptual art
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
The costs of assisted suicide
The trade-offs are real and extremely serious
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Feminist rehab for mean girl Mahler
You’d have thought the Head Muse of old Vienna had enough on her plate
