Politicisation
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
Ministry of Silly Thoughts
Wes Streeting made the grave error of consulting the British people
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
Two cheers for Trump on free speech
The President-elect cannot just protect speech that he likes
Gothic staging
The Turn of the Screw, Coliseum
There is no “Woke Right”
A new attempt to delineate the boundaries of acceptable opinion has failed
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
Franco-Irish vigour
Augusta Holmès: Symphonic poems (CPO)
Kemi Badenoch’s bad spell
Badenoch keeps bowling lop hops to Keir Starmer
