Prima Donna
Going for a song
In true bel canto, the only important thing is the voice, the song
Keir’s woetanical garden
Labour still don’t understand the scale of the reforms that are needed
Pornhub exposed
The tenth most visited website in the world was effectively castrated by a middle-aged American mum
The problem with petty scandals
They distract us from state failure and institutional decay
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
Improvement and impoverishment
Urban life from the poorhouse to the public house
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse