Political Art
Let’s appreciate Wagner for Wagner
Politics and historical commentary aside, Lohengrin is currently on at Covent Garden
What’s the point of political art?
Art that shocks, offends, and amuses has a purpose beyond aesthetic: its existence is a testament to freedom of expression
Digital dysmorphia
The internet has gone from the marketplace of ideas, to a marketplace in bodies
A Hitch in time
Our Falklands correspondent muses on the importance of the war to the late journalist
From RP to cock-er-ney
Why can’t politicians be themselves?
The King of Italy
A fragrant modern Barolo is royalty among Italian wines
Doing time
British prison sentences must be taken with a generous pinch of salt
Fiscal fibs
Beware Tories promising tax cuts
The art of influence
Culture and propaganda are not easily separable
Britain has been betrayed
Our country’s fortunes aren’t falling — they were pushed
Tribes of Westminster
Steve Baker MP, Christian Libertarian
Kurt Weill: 2nd symphony, violin concerto (Somm)
A beautiful recording of an esoteric item
Some very healthy early music canaries
Helen Charlston & Toby Carr; Siglo de Oro (LFBM, St John’s, Smith Sq)