Oligarchs
Welcome to Londongrad
We promise to respect Her Majesty’s life tenancy of Buckingham Palace
Clubbing after Covid
The meek may inherit the Earth, but not yet
Happy New Keir!
Starmer channels his Mr Darcy
The Crimean War
Professor Jeremy Black on how Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire found themselves fighting together in the Crimea
All’s foul in fetishised violence
The feminist fix: Legislators must close the loophole that allows men to claim “rough sex” as an excuse for rape and murder
Malcolm Arnold: A centenary celebration (Somm)
Orchestras should be ashamed of their aversion to the composer
Watch what you say
Scotland’s blasphemy law means it’s just as well The Queen didn’t attend COP26
2022: What can we say?
Weaponised words can only decrease in value
Paul Hindemith: Mathis symphony (Naxos), Clarinet concerto (Orfeo)
When asked “which Hindemith should I try first?”, I’m lost for an answer
The EHRC delivers
Women’s rights campaigners have been vindicated… for now
Modern poetry: I too, dislike it
T. S. Eliot would despair at this year’s shortlist for the prize in his name
Advancing to Addis
History appears to be repeating itself as Ethiopia’s capital could once again fall to Tigrayan rebels