Opera Fringe
Ship of fools
A summer of ecstatic, eccentric and not-so-operatic audiences at opera fringe
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
The Windsor Framework must fall so that Brexit can live
The EU (Withdrawal Arrangements) Bill can restore the integrity of the United Kingdom
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
Lily Phillips and the importance of feeling
We must remain sensitive to unspoken pain
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
Assisted dying and the suicidal
The culture around assisted dying could aggravate the thoughts of the suicidal
